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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. Who was buried in the expensive glass coffin?
(a) Ida Rebecca.
(b) Lucy Elizabeth.
(c) Sam Reever.
(d) Uncle Irvey.

5. What superstitions does Ida Rebecca believe, but Lucy Elizabeth does not?
(a) She believes in throwing salt over one shoulder.
(b) She believes in vampires and garlic.
(c) She believes in fairies and magic.
(d) She believes in ghosts and omens.

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

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

9. What happens to Benjamin after he has been drinking?
(a) He loses his short term memory.
(b) He always gets lost.
(c) He becomes violently ill.
(d) He sleeps for days.

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

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

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

13. 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.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What two types of people does Russell feel are forever disconnected?

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

3. In the shock following his father's death, what does Russell confess he became?

4. How many children did Ida Rebecca have?

5. Where does Uncle Allen get his $30-a-week job?

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