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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Benjamin have to go, interrupting the family's trip?
(a) He has to go to Texas.
(b) He has to go back to Morrisonville.
(c) He has to go to a hospital.
(d) He has to go to Newark.

2. In the shock following his father's death, what does Russell confess he became?
(a) A zealot, pouring himself into religion as a retreat.
(b) A paperboy, keeping himself busy.
(c) A trouble maker, breaking windows and stealing.
(d) A skeptic, never fully trusting God again.

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

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

5. During a high school debate in 1913, what does Lucy argue in favor of?
(a) Women's suffrage.
(b) The death penalty.
(c) Hoovervilles.
(d) Socialism.

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

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

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

9. What tipped Lucy Elizabeth's decision to leave Audrey?
(a) Uncle Tom pleads with her for hours.
(b) Goldie says Benjamin wanted them to take care of Audrey.
(c) Goldie gives her twenty dollars.
(d) Ida Rebecca threatens her with legal action.

10. Why do Oluf and Lucy Elizabeth stop their correspondence?
(a) Oluf has no more money for stamps.
(b) Lucy Elizabeth does not love him anymore.
(c) Lucy Elizabeth finds someone else to court in Newark.
(d) Oluf is in despair and cannot support himself or her family.

11. How did Lucy Elizabeth punish Russell?
(a) She whipped him with a belt.
(b) She locked him in his room.
(c) She sent him to bed with no supper.
(d) She took away his money.

12. What is Russell's first Christmas gift?
(a) A stuffed dog.
(b) A piece of candy.
(c) A toy steam shovel.
(d) A warm knitted scarf.

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

14. What did Cousin Edwin do for a living?
(a) He was the managing editor of the New York Times.
(b) He was a banker.
(c) He was the foreman in a gun factory.
(d) He was an extra for film sets.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What musical lessons does Russell begin after a door-to-door salesman visits their house?

4. What was Benjamin's major flaw, according to Lucy?

5. How much younger than Russell is Doris?

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