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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has Oluf left Newark?
(a) He is on the run from the law.
(b) He enjoys traveling.
(c) He is trying to find a job.
(d) He is searching for a lost sibling.

2. Why were Lucy and Benjamin in a hurry to get married?
(a) Lucy had become pregnant.
(b) They had to do it secretly.
(c) They could not wait to live together.
(d) Benjamin was about to be deported.

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

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

5. To whom did Lucy Elizabeth give up Audrey?
(a) Uncle Irvey.
(b) Ida Rebecca.
(c) Uncle Miller and Aunt Eustace.
(d) Uncle Tom and Aunt Goldie.

6. The streetwise girl lured Russell into her basement with promises of what?
(a) Money.
(b) Cake.
(c) Soda.
(d) Comic Books.

7. 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 opens a tavern.
(d) Lucy works in a knitting factory.

8. What hobby does Aunt Pat introduce to Russell?
(a) Reading newspapers.
(b) Playing tennis.
(c) Playing stickball.
(d) Painting greeting cards.

9. Where does Lucy Elizabeth take the family when they leave Morrisonville?
(a) Hoboken.
(b) Newark.
(c) Brunswick.
(d) Jersey City.

10. What is Uncle Charlie's favorite book?
(a) The Declaration of Independence.
(b) The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Pride and Prejudice.
(d) Atlas Shrugged.

11. What does Lucy do with the present?
(a) She forces Benjamin to take it back.
(b) She helps Doris set it up.
(c) She throws it in the garbage.
(d) She throws it out the back door.

12. Why did Lucy Elizabeth feel jealous of Aunt Goldie?
(a) Aunt Goldie was the most beautiful woman in five counties.
(b) Lucy Elizabeth was in love with Uncle Tom.
(c) Aunt Goldie had an indoor bathroom.
(d) Aunt Goldie convinced Uncle Tom to stop drinking.

13. For what endeavor does Hal attempt to get financial support from Lucy Elizabeth?
(a) His lumber company.
(b) His laundry scheme.
(c) His medical license.
(d) His law practice.

14. What is Russell's mother's nickname for him?
(a) Russ.
(b) Rusty.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Brother.

15. What small present has Benjamin bought for Doris?
(a) A miniature doll.
(b) A tiny set of dishes.
(c) A small mirror.
(d) A book.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who allays Russell's fear of the talk about birds and bees?

2. How and when did Papa die?

3. What does Russell's mother think is a major character flaw of his?

4. What ancient medicine did the people of Morristown believe in?

5. What skill does Lucy Elizabeth surprise Russell with just before leaving for Baltimore?

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