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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Newark, where does the family move?
(a) Brunswick.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Morrisonville.
(d) Belleville.

2. What business did Uncle Etch run?
(a) He ran an ice cream shop.
(b) He ran a funeral parlor.
(c) He ran a bootleg operation.
(d) He ran a convenience store.

3. With whom has Doris sometimes stayed during the summers?
(a) With Uncle Miller and Aunt Edmonia.
(b) WIth Ida Rebecca.
(c) With Aunt Goldie and Uncle Tom.
(d) With Aunt Sister and Uncle Harold.

4. From what ailment does Russell's father suffer?
(a) Gout.
(b) Allergies.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Arthritis.

5. What two types of people does Russell feel are forever disconnected?
(a) Parents and children.
(b) First wives and second wives.
(c) Sisters and brothers.
(d) Cousins and second cousins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Benjamin after he has been drinking?

2. What does Lucy do after the death of Papa to make ends meet?

3. Who is Herb's daughter with Lucy?

4. What, theoretically, will Russell's advanced courses in high school allow him to do?

5. The streetwise girl lured Russell into her basement with promises of what?

(see the answer key)

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