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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How longs does Lucy Elizabeth intend to live with Uncle Allen?
(a) A few years.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) Indefinitely.
(d) A few months.

2. What major travel institution was located in Brunswick?
(a) The American Airlines hub.
(b) The Stagecoach Station.
(c) The B&O Railroad Line.
(d) The Ocean Liner travel agency.

3. How does Lucy meet Benjamin, Russell's father?
(a) Lucy's Papa introduces them.
(b) His Model-T breaks down in front of the schoolhouse.
(c) His son is one of Lucy's students.
(d) They meet at a church social.

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

5. Why did Lucy Elizabeth feel jealous of Aunt Goldie?
(a) Aunt Goldie convinced Uncle Tom to stop drinking.
(b) Aunt Goldie had an indoor bathroom.
(c) Aunt Goldie was the most beautiful woman in five counties.
(d) Lucy Elizabeth was in love with Uncle Tom.

6. What killed Benjamin at the young age of thirty-three?
(a) Gout.
(b) Whooping cough.
(c) Acute diabetic coma.
(d) Tuberculosis.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. Despite the medicine, what ailment do Russell and Doris contract?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Whooping cough.
(d) Pneumonia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Russell's mother insist he would do?

2. Where did Russell and his family live in 1932?

3. What does Lucy do after the death of Papa to make ends meet?

4. According to Uncle Irvey, "A man works from sun to sun, but woman's work is ____?" (p. 55)

5. What picture has the landlady hung on her door?

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