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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. What ancient medicine did the people of Morristown believe in?
(a) Blood letting.
(b) Broths made from bark.
(c) Powwowing.
(d) The sweat.

2. How does Russell treat Lucy when he begins to surpass her education?
(a) His attitude becomes snobbish.
(b) He is embarrassed with her and does not want her to meet his friends.
(c) He refuses to talk to her until her Latin improves.
(d) He spends extra time to help her understand his studies.

3. Why has Uncle Charlie returned to Belleville?
(a) He missed Aunt Pat.
(b) He is depressed by the constant funerals.
(c) He was kicked out by Lucy.
(d) He missed working for the newspaper.

4. What bully beats Russell up at his new school in Baltimore?
(a) Billy.
(b) George.
(c) Fernando.
(d) Pete.

5. How much younger than Russell is Doris?
(a) Eighteen months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Seven years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Russell's mother at the age of eighty?

2. When Uncle Hal arrives, what does he have in tow?

3. What medicine does Aunt Pat insist on giving to Russell and Doris?

4. What is the first Civil Rights movement Russell sees in his life?

5. What does Karen, his girlfriend, do for work?

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