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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Russell enrolled in a gymnastics program?
(a) It was an attempt to correct his posture.
(b) It was thought it would help his circulation.
(c) He had dreams of being in the Olympics.
(d) He was not nearly flexible enough for his age.

2. What is Russell's job with this company?
(a) He is a paperboy.
(b) He is a correspondent.
(c) He is an office assistant.
(d) He is a spy.

3. Which long-lost uncle begins to send Lucy Elizabeth support money?
(a) Uncle Willie in San Francisco.
(b) Uncle Sam in Washington.
(c) Uncle Bob in Freeport.
(d) Uncle Edgar in Indianapolis.

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

5. Who was the person with whom Lucy Elizabeth corresponded in Newark?
(a) Oluf.
(b) Uncle Tom.
(c) Aunt Goldie.
(d) Ida Rebecca.

6. While his bully was Irish, Russell's friends were ______.
(a) Argentinian.
(b) Italian.
(c) Finnish.
(d) Portuguese.

7. How and when did Papa die?
(a) He died in 1917 of a heart attack at the age of 53.
(b) He died in 1918 of the flu at the age of 54.
(c) He died in 1910 in a carriage accident at the age of 47.
(d) He died in 1929 after the stock market crash at the age of 65.

8. What happens to Benjamin after he has been drinking?
(a) He loses his short term memory.
(b) He sleeps for days.
(c) He always gets lost.
(d) He becomes violently ill.

9. Who, according to legend, willed the family their fortune?
(a) A Bishop from London.
(b) Ida Rebecca.
(c) President Lincoln.
(d) Queen Anne herself.

10. As part of Morrisonville's ritual for death, what do the women do at Russell's house?
(a) They whitewash the outside.
(b) They clean it from top to bottom.
(c) They take inventory of everything the family owns.
(d) They rearrange all the furniture.

11. In his first job, for what company does Russell work?
(a) The Billings Paper Company.
(b) The Rockefeller Foundation.
(c) The Curtis Publishing Company.
(d) The Neiman Marcus Group.

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

13. 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.

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

15. Where did Russell and his family live in 1932?
(a) Baltimore, Maryland.
(b) New York City, New York.
(c) Morrisonville, New Jersey.
(d) Belleville, New Jersey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what endeavor does Hal attempt to get financial support from Lucy Elizabeth?

3. In seventh grade, what farm produce does Russell write about?

4. What business did Uncle Etch run?

5. What is Uncle Hal's nickname?

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