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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time of year were the orphanages shuttled from party to party, expected to be grateful?
(a) Easter.
(b) Christmas.
(c) July 4th.
(d) Diwali.

2. How does Russell learn to swim?
(a) He jumps into the fifteen-foot deep pool.
(b) He and his instructor swim out together.
(c) He starts in the shallows with instructors.
(d) He never learns to swim.

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

4. Where does Uncle Allen get his $30-a-week job?
(a) The Rockefeller Group.
(b) The B&O Railroad.
(c) The Kruger Beverage Company.
(d) The schoolhouse.

5. How many children did Ida Rebecca have?
(a) Fifteen, ten boys and five girls.
(b) Five, three girls and two boys.
(c) Ten, five boys and five girls.
(d) Thirteen, twelve boys and one girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Russell plan to do when he sees the present on Christmas?

2. What hero of Russell's does Harold dislike?

3. To what activity does everyone compare piloting a plane?

4. After his hangover subsides, how does Russell feel?

5. With which instructor does Russell take the reexamination?

(see the answer key)

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