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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After meeting Mimi, what is Lucy's comment?
(a) She wouldn't be a bad-looking girl if she didn't wear so much makeup.
(b) She seems a few important cards short of a working deck.
(c) Man works from sunup to sundown but a woman's work is never done.
(d) Russell should propose right away before someone else does.

2. What vices does Aunt Sister have?
(a) She drinks, dances, and drives too fast.
(b) She steals, lies, and cheats.
(c) She gambles, throws fits, and fights with strangers.
(d) She smokes, chews gum, and swears.

3. How does the family hide their shame from the neighborhood?
(a) Russell and Lucy place their coats over the food.
(b) They collect the food in the dead of night.
(c) They take a car ride home instead of walking.
(d) Russell and Lucy send Doris ahead as a distraction.

4. When the war is over, how does Russell secretly feel?
(a) He feels excited.
(b) He feels angry.
(c) He feels disappointed.
(d) He feels relieved.

5. When did Germany invade Poland in World War II?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1943.

6. What class in school does Russell hate the most?
(a) Latin class.
(b) Swimming class.
(c) English class.
(d) History class.

7. What branch of the military does Russell apply for?
(a) The Coast Guard.
(b) The Navy Air Corps.
(c) The Marine Corps.
(d) The Air Force.

8. How does Uncle Harold die?
(a) He dies in the hospital after a series of heart attacks.
(b) He dies in the hospital of lung cancer.
(c) He dies in a hunting accident.
(d) He dies in a car accident.

9. How long does it take for Joe Louis to defeat Max Schmeling?
(a) Ten minutes and twenty seconds.
(b) Two minutes and nine seconds.
(c) Thirty seconds.
(d) Three hours, ten minutes, thirteen seconds.

10. What does Russell plan to do when he sees the present on Christmas?
(a) He plans to burst into tears.
(b) He plans to feign surprise.
(c) He plans to give it to Doris.
(d) He plans to admit he found it already.

11. How does Russell treat Lucy when he begins to surpass her education?
(a) He spends extra time to help her understand his studies.
(b) His attitude becomes snobbish.
(c) He refuses to talk to her until her Latin improves.
(d) He is embarrassed with her and does not want her to meet his friends.

12. Who is Aunt Sister's husband?
(a) Uncle Allen.
(b) Uncle Hal.
(c) Uncle Harold.
(d) Uncle Charlie.

13. Of what religious persuasion is Mimi?
(a) Lutheran.
(b) Mormon.
(c) Methodist.
(d) Catholic.

14. What worries Russell as he nears high school graduation?
(a) He cannot afford college and is unfit for a regular job.
(b) He is worried about current events around the world.
(c) He is worried about his mother's declining health.
(d) He is worried about Doris's impending marriage.

15. Why has Uncle Charlie returned to Belleville?
(a) He is depressed by the constant funerals.
(b) He missed Aunt Pat.
(c) He missed working for the newspaper.
(d) He was kicked out by Lucy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Russell actually do when he receives his present on Christmas?

2. What Christmas present does Russell accidentally discover?

3. What was the black street in Russell's neighborhood?

4. How long has the family been in Baltimore when Lucy takes Russell and Doris with her to get food?

5. What hero of Russell's does Harold dislike?

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