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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two women in Russell's early life were involved in a hateful feud?
(a) Ida Rebecca and Annie.
(b) Lucy and Ida Rebecca.
(c) Audrey and Ida Rebecca.
(d) Lucy and Doris.

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

3. From what ailment does Russell's father suffer?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Allergies.
(c) Gout.
(d) Arthritis.

4. What was Benjamin's major flaw, according to Lucy?
(a) He had horrible table manners.
(b) He was a spendthrift.
(c) He would not give up whiskey.
(d) He was a terrible driver.

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

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

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

8. What two types of people does Russell feel are forever disconnected?
(a) First wives and second wives.
(b) Cousins and second cousins.
(c) Parents and children.
(d) Sisters and brothers.

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

10. According to Uncle Irvey, "A man works from sun to sun, but woman's work is ____?" (p. 55)
(a) Always fun.
(b) A ton.
(c) Never done.
(d) Hard to run.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During her tenure at Arlington School in Loundoun County, what illegal operation is nearby?

2. In his first job, for what company does Russell work?

3. To what ailment does Russell's mother succumb?

4. As part of Morrisonville's ritual for death, what do the women do at Russell's house?

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

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