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

2. What step to adulthood is Russell embarrassed that he has not taken?
(a) He is unable to build muscles.
(b) He dislikes whiskey.
(c) He stil cannot grow a beard.
(d) He has not lost his virginity.

3. What must Russell sometimes walk past in the downstairs parlor?
(a) The landlord's dog.
(b) The library.
(c) Dead bodies.
(d) The basement door.

4. Who is Lucy's model of male excellence?
(a) Papa, her father.
(b) Russell, her son.
(c) Benjamin, her husband.
(d) Allen, her brother.

5. Where does Lucy Elizabeth finally find work?
(a) At a factory.
(b) At a laundry for the A&P.
(c) At a government run soup kitchen.
(d) At a schoolhouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what college is Russell accepted?

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

3. What was the black street in Russell's neighborhood?

4. Who is Russell's English teacher in his third year of high school?

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

(see the answer key)

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