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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What orphanage was Mimi raised in?
(a) Children's Home.
(b) St. Mary's of the Apostle.
(c) Sarah Agnes Home.
(d) Sheltering Arms.

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

3. What high school group rejects Russell, despite his good grades?
(a) The Glee Club.
(b) The Yearbook Committee.
(c) The Honor Society.
(d) The Latin Club.

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

5. After running away from the orphanage, where did Mimi find work?
(a) Waffle House.
(b) The Pancake Palace.
(c) Macy's.
(d) Egg Harbor.

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

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

8. Why is Jim a poor flight instructor?
(a) He never comes to the lessons.
(b) He does nothing but yell at Russell.
(c) He never lets Russell control the plane himself.
(d) He never helps Russell control the plane.

9. What hero of Russell's does Harold dislike?
(a) Dick Tracy.
(b) Roosevelt.
(c) Moe Simon.
(d) Uncle Charlie.

10. 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 graduate early.
(d) They will allow him to get a job as a teacher.

11. What does Mr. Simmons do from the hole in the cellar ceiling?
(a) He looks up women's skirts.
(b) He steals money out of people's pockets.
(c) He runs a bootleg whiskey operation.
(d) He is a spy for the government.

12. What A+ essay has Russell written?
(a) The History of Baltimore Abridged.
(b) The Sound and the Fury.
(c) The Way to Tie a Shoe.
(d) The Art of Eating Spaghetti.

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

14. What is Mimi's full name?
(a) Mariah Anne Nash.
(b) Melissa Jane Nash.
(c) Miriam Emily Nash.
(d) Melinda Charlotte Nash.

15. What does Herb do for a living?
(a) He works as a traveling salesman.
(b) He is a professor.
(c) He works for the B&O Railroad.
(d) He works in the grocery business.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the war is over, how does Russell secretly feel?

2. Who is Herb's daughter with Lucy?

3. After talking about the expense of college, what does Herb offer to do for Russell?

4. One summer, who is Doris stunned to finally meet?

5. What is Herb's only vice?

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