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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What business did Uncle Etch run?
(a) He ran a funeral parlor.
(b) He ran an ice cream shop.
(c) He ran a convenience store.
(d) He ran a bootleg operation.

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

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

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

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

6. What did Russell's mother insist he would do?
(a) Marry an heiress.
(b) Live in New York City.
(c) Get a job as a salesman.
(d) Make something of himself.

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

8. What musical lessons does Russell begin after a door-to-door salesman visits their house?
(a) Guitar lessons.
(b) Piccolo lessons.
(c) Banjo lessons.
(d) Piano lessons.

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

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

11. Where are Russell and his family going for their first family trip?
(a) Morrisonville, to visit Ida Rebecca.
(b) Hoboken, to visit Aunt Sally.
(c) Taylorstown, to visit Uncle Miller.
(d) Newark, to visit Uncle Etch.

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

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

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

15. What is Russell's earliest memory?
(a) The yellow house across from his grandmother's house.
(b) Eleven's bulging biceps.
(c) His mother rocking him to sleep.
(d) A cow poking its head into his crib.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cousin Edwin do for a living?

2. Who takes Russell to see Benjamin when his body is brought home?

3. Why was Russell enrolled in a gymnastics program?

4. Where does Benjamin have to go, interrupting the family's trip?

5. What is the only area of education that Lucy Elizabeth does not teach Russell?

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