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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Russell's mother at the age of eighty?
(a) She moves from New Jersey to California.
(b) She has her last bad fall.
(c) She becomes a millionaire.
(d) She gets her thirtieth grandchild.

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

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

4. What is Uncle Hal's nickname?
(a) Colonel.
(b) Buddy.
(c) Hop-along.
(d) Sargent.

5. When Russell was a young boy, what famous President's time could many of the old men remember (from first-hand accounts)?
(a) Theodore Roosevelt.
(b) John Quincy Adams.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Andrew Jackson.

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

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

8. What skill does Lucy Elizabeth surprise Russell with just before leaving for Baltimore?
(a) The ability to throw a baseball.
(b) The ability to dance ballet.
(c) The ability to play piano.
(d) The ability to do a cartwheel.

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

10. During her tenure at Arlington School in Loundoun County, what illegal operation is nearby?
(a) Babyface Nelson's secret meeting place.
(b) Sam Reever's bootleg whiskey operation.
(c) A money laundering ring.
(d) A militia's arms room.

11. Who allays Russell's fear of the talk about birds and bees?
(a) Aunt Pat.
(b) Uncle Hal.
(c) Uncle Jack.
(d) Uncle Jesse.

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

13. In seventh grade, what farm produce does Russell write about?
(a) Soybeans.
(b) Corn.
(c) Cabbage.
(d) Wheat.

14. When Uncle Hal arrives, what does he have in tow?
(a) Three boards.
(b) A sheet of aluminum.
(c) An old Model-T.
(d) Three dogs.

15. Who lives in Baltimore that Lucy Elizabeth is excited to be near?
(a) Aunt Sister.
(b) Papa.
(c) Ida Rebecca.
(d) Uncle Allen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What major travel institution was located in Brunswick?

2. When does Russell's mother decide he should be a writer?

3. What, according to the author, was the great Depression pastime?

4. What two types of people does Russell feel are forever disconnected?

5. What killed Benjamin at the young age of thirty-three?

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