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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lucy do after the death of Papa to make ends meet?
(a) Lucy sells the ancestral family home.
(b) Lucy opens a tavern.
(c) Lucy becomes a schoolteacher.
(d) Lucy works in a knitting factory.

3. When Russell was a young boy, what famous President's time could many of the old men remember (from first-hand accounts)?
(a) Theodore Roosevelt.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) John Quincy Adams.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

4. What is the community's problem with Joe Louis, the heavyweight champion?
(a) He is a cheater.
(b) He is a black man.
(c) He is a criminal.
(d) He is a German.

5. When does Russell's mother decide he should be a writer?
(a) Shortly after his birth.
(b) When he was sixteen and writing for a paper.
(c) After an A paper he wrote in the seventh grade.
(d) When he was five years old and loved to read.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Newark, where does the family move?

2. During her tenure at Arlington School in Loundoun County, what illegal operation is nearby?

3. What small present has Benjamin bought for Doris?

4. Who is Aunt Sister's husband?

5. What is Russell's first Christmas gift?

(see the answer key)

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