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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What must Russell sometimes walk past in the downstairs parlor?
(a) The basement door.
(b) The library.
(c) Dead bodies.
(d) The landlord's dog.

2. How does Doris feel after meeting her sister?
(a) She feels frustration with Lucy.
(b) She feels angry at Audrey's luck.
(c) She feels shabby in comparison.
(d) She feels only elation.

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

4. 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.

5. How does Lucy mark Russell's transition into adolescence?
(a) She buys him a cap.
(b) She makes a large mark on the height chart.
(c) She purchases long pants for him.
(d) She throws a dinner party.

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

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

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

9. What girl does Russell idolize on his paper route?
(a) Mimi.
(b) Audrey.
(c) Karen.
(d) Laraine.

10. What bully beats Russell up at his new school in Baltimore?
(a) Fernando.
(b) Billy.
(c) George.
(d) Pete.

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

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

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

14. On his first physical, the doctor suggests that Russell come back in three days and stop eating what?
(a) Snap peas.
(b) Meat.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Green Beans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What vices does Aunt Sister have?

2. After meeting Mimi, what is Lucy's comment?

3. What Christmas present does Russell accidentally discover?

4. Where is Russell sent when Germany surrenders?

5. Where does Harold tell Russell he was shot during World War I?

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