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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take Russell to sell his extra papers with the invasion headline?
(a) Fifteen minutes.
(b) Three days.
(c) One hour.
(d) Two hours.

2. What is installed in the house for Herb's job?
(a) A dishwasher.
(b) A garage.
(c) A refrigerator.
(d) A telephone.

3. What does Russell do the weekend before his reexamination?
(a) He quits the Navy.
(b) He goes on a bender with his friends.
(c) He proposes to Karen.
(d) He shuts himself in his room to study.

4. Where does Russell invite Mimi, only to give her hours of walking tour history lessons?
(a) Washington.
(b) New York City.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New Haven.

5. With whom has Doris sometimes stayed during the summers?
(a) WIth Ida Rebecca.
(b) With Aunt Goldie and Uncle Tom.
(c) With Aunt Sister and Uncle Harold.
(d) With Uncle Miller and Aunt Edmonia.

6. What step to adulthood is Russell embarrassed that he has not taken?
(a) He is unable to build muscles.
(b) He dislikes whiskey.
(c) He stil cannot grow a beard.
(d) He has not lost his virginity.

7. How many months does Russell spend in training?
(a) Three.
(b) Nine.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty-four.

8. Who is Herb's daughter with Lucy?
(a) Audrey.
(b) Doris.
(c) Mimi.
(d) Mary Leslie.

9. What does Russell learn to love about Uncle Harold?
(a) Russell loves his gun collections.
(b) Russell loves his practicality and good sense.
(c) Russell loves his horse farm.
(d) Russell loves his romanticism and storytelling.

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

11. While delivering papers, where does the well-dressed man try to take him?
(a) He tries to take him to a party.
(b) He tries to take him to the train station.
(c) He tries to take him to the park.
(d) He tries to take him to get breakfast.

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

13. What is Herb's only vice?
(a) Betting on horses.
(b) Going to nightclubs.
(c) Drinking alcohol.
(d) Smoking cigarettes.

14. What does Lucy say upon Russell's acceptance to college?
(a) She wants him to work for the railroad.
(b) She wants him to make something of himself.
(c) She always knew he could do it.
(d) Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!

15. After talking about the expense of college, what does Herb offer to do for Russell?
(a) He offers to get him a job at the railroad.
(b) He offers to get him a job in another grocery.
(c) He offers to pay half the college tuition.
(d) He offers to pay his way through college.

Short Answer Questions

1. What branch of the military does Russell apply for?

2. Russell is shocked when Lucy decides to marry who?

3. What bully beats Russell up at his new school in Baltimore?

4. After he leaves for his Navy training, how long does it take for Russell to get homesick?

5. What is strange about Russell and Lucy's letters to one another?

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