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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lucy meet Benjamin, Russell's father?
(a) His Model-T breaks down in front of the schoolhouse.
(b) They meet at a church social.
(c) His son is one of Lucy's students.
(d) Lucy's Papa introduces them.

2. How long does it take for Joe Louis to defeat Max Schmeling?
(a) Thirty seconds.
(b) Three hours, ten minutes, thirteen seconds.
(c) Two minutes and nine seconds.
(d) Ten minutes and twenty seconds.

3. What was Benjamin's major flaw, according to Lucy?
(a) He had horrible table manners.
(b) He would not give up whiskey.
(c) He was a spendthrift.
(d) He was a terrible driver.

4. What superstitions does Ida Rebecca believe, but Lucy Elizabeth does not?
(a) She believes in vampires and garlic.
(b) She believes in fairies and magic.
(c) She believes in throwing salt over one shoulder.
(d) She believes in ghosts and omens.

5. To what brotherhood did Grandfather George belong?
(a) The Brotherhood of the Sparrow.
(b) The Freemasons.
(c) The Society of Blue Men.
(d) The Order of Red Men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Russell's mother insist he would do?

2. Who is Russell's Irish bully?

3. With whom has Doris sometimes stayed during the summers?

4. Who allays Russell's fear of the talk about birds and bees?

5. When Russell was a young boy, what famous President's time could many of the old men remember (from first-hand accounts)?

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