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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Lucy Elizabeth finally find work?
(a) At a schoolhouse.
(b) At a factory.
(c) At a government run soup kitchen.
(d) At a laundry for the A&P.

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

3. To what brotherhood did Grandfather George belong?
(a) The Freemasons.
(b) The Brotherhood of the Sparrow.
(c) The Society of Blue Men.
(d) The Order of Red Men.

4. 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) Hard to run.
(d) Never done.

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

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

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

8. Who is Russell's Irish bully?
(a) Bobby.
(b) Mickey.
(c) Mark.
(d) Walter.

9. What is Russell's mother's nickname for him?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Rusty.
(c) Brother.
(d) Russ.

10. According to everyone in town, where was Annie Grigsby born?
(a) In London.
(b) In Milwaukee.
(c) In slavery.
(d) In indentured servitude.

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

12. What specter does Ida Rebecca see in her doorway one night?
(a) Etch.
(b) Irvey.
(c) Raymond.
(d) Miller.

13. In his first job, for what company does Russell work?
(a) The Billings Paper Company.
(b) The Rockefeller Foundation.
(c) The Neiman Marcus Group.
(d) The Curtis Publishing Company.

14. While his bully was Irish, Russell's friends were ______.
(a) Italian.
(b) Portuguese.
(c) Finnish.
(d) Argentinian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives in Baltimore that Lucy Elizabeth is excited to be near?

2. Why do Oluf and Lucy Elizabeth stop their correspondence?

3. What new-fangeled luxury item did Uncle Tom have in his house?

4. What small present has Benjamin bought for Doris?

5. Who doesn't Uncle Hal get along with in the house?

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