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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color is Russell's new suit?
(a) It is black with black buttons.
(b) It is green with gray stripes.
(c) It is gray with white stripes.
(d) It is red with purple buttons.

3. 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.

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

5. Of what religious persuasion is the matron at the orphanage?
(a) Fundamentalist Protestant.
(b) Lutheran.
(c) The Church of Latter-Day Saints.
(d) Lapsed Catholic.

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

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

8. How long has the family been in Baltimore when Lucy takes Russell and Doris with her to get food?
(a) Two years.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six months.
(d) One year.

9. Who is Russell's English teacher in his third year of high school?
(a) Mr. Jones.
(b) Mr. Martin.
(c) Mr. Fleagle.
(d) Mr. Simmons.

10. How does Russell learn to swim?
(a) He starts in the shallows with instructors.
(b) He and his instructor swim out together.
(c) He never learns to swim.
(d) He jumps into the fifteen-foot deep pool.

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

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

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

14. What was the black street in Russell's neighborhood?
(a) Crescent Street.
(b) Peachtree Street.
(c) Lemmon Street.
(d) Lombard Street.

15. What famous text do Russell and George use as a guide for their dealings with Mimi?
(a) Oedipus Rex.
(b) Pygmalion.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) Dante's Inferno.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is installed in the house for Herb's job?

2. While delivering papers, where does the well-dressed man try to take him?

3. What worries Russell as he nears high school graduation?

4. What does Lucy call his new love?

5. How does Lucy mark Russell's transition into adolescence?

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