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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who takes Russell to see Benjamin when his body is brought home?
(a) Annie Grigsby.
(b) Uncle Irvey.
(c) Lucy Elizabeth.
(d) Ida Rebecca.

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

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

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

9. What is Russell's job with this company?
(a) He is a spy.
(b) He is an office assistant.
(c) He is a correspondent.
(d) He is a paperboy.

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

11. What does Russell's mother think is a major character flaw of his?
(a) He does not easily make friends.
(b) He has too much curiosity.
(c) He has no gumption.
(d) He cannot read or write.

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

13. In the shock following his father's death, what does Russell confess he became?
(a) A paperboy, keeping himself busy.
(b) A skeptic, never fully trusting God again.
(c) A trouble maker, breaking windows and stealing.
(d) A zealot, pouring himself into religion as a retreat.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to everyone in town, where was Annie Grigsby born?

2. How did Lucy Elizabeth punish Russell?

3. What is Uncle Hal's nickname?

4. To what brotherhood did Grandfather George belong?

5. What tipped Lucy Elizabeth's decision to leave Audrey?

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