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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Russell actually do when he receives his present on Christmas?
(a) He cannot act surprised.
(b) He hugs his mother and kisses her.
(c) He admits he found the gift.
(d) He gives the gift to Doris.

3. With which instructor does Russell take the reexamination?
(a) Jim.
(b) "Total Loss" Smith.
(c) The Yellow Peril.
(d) Herb.

4. What does Lucy call his new love?
(a) A know it all.
(b) A smooth operator.
(c) A ladybird.
(d) A cafe trotter.

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

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

7. What does Karen, his girlfriend, do for work?
(a) She is training to become a nurse.
(b) She is a burlesque dancer.
(c) She is a schoolteacher.
(d) She is farmer.

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

9. One morning during his paper route, what terrifying story does Russell read?
(a) He reads about the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
(b) He reads about a dismembered body found in the sewer.
(c) He reads that the price of milk is going up.
(d) He reads about a house fire that has burned all night.

10. Whom does Lucy begin to date in 1939?
(a) Benjamin Baker.
(b) Mr. Simmons.
(c) Oluf.
(d) Herb Orrison.

11. Russell is shocked when Lucy decides to marry who?
(a) Mr. Simmons.
(b) Benjamin.
(c) Herb.
(d) Oluf.

12. Where does Harold tell Russell he was shot during World War I?
(a) In the armpit.
(b) In the knee.
(c) Between his heart and lung.
(d) Between the eyes.

13. What, theoretically, will Russell's advanced courses in high school allow him to do?
(a) They will allow him to join the marines.
(b) They will allow him to skip a year of college.
(c) They will allow him to get a job as a teacher.
(d) They will allow him to graduate early.

14. What does Russell discover he will always do in regards to Mimi?
(a) Russell will always buy her gifts.
(b) Russell will always come back to her.
(c) Russell will always take her to dinner.
(d) Russell will always take her on trips.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What must Russell sometimes walk past in the downstairs parlor?

2. What is Herb's only vice?

3. Into what college is Russell accepted?

4. How does the family hide their shame from the neighborhood?

5. What is the community's problem with Joe Louis, the heavyweight champion?

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