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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How longs does Lucy Elizabeth intend to live with Uncle Allen?
(a) A few months.
(b) A few years.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) Indefinitely.

2. Where does Lucy Elizabeth finally find work?
(a) At a factory.
(b) At a schoolhouse.
(c) At a government run soup kitchen.
(d) At a laundry for the A&P.

3. In the shock following his father's death, what does Russell confess he became?
(a) A zealot, pouring himself into religion as a retreat.
(b) A trouble maker, breaking windows and stealing.
(c) A paperboy, keeping himself busy.
(d) A skeptic, never fully trusting God again.

4. Where are Russell and his family going for their first family trip?
(a) Morrisonville, to visit Ida Rebecca.
(b) Newark, to visit Uncle Etch.
(c) Hoboken, to visit Aunt Sally.
(d) Taylorstown, to visit Uncle Miller.

5. What is Russell's earliest memory?
(a) A cow poking its head into his crib.
(b) Eleven's bulging biceps.
(c) His mother rocking him to sleep.
(d) The yellow house across from his grandmother's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what brotherhood did Grandfather George belong?

2. What two types of people does Russell feel are forever disconnected?

3. Where does Uncle Allen get his $30-a-week job?

4. Who is Lucy's model of male excellence?

5. What was Benjamin's major flaw, according to Lucy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lucy Elizabeth's greatest wish for Russell, and how does she help him strive for his goals?

2. Why has Uncle Charlie chosen never to leave the house?

3. In Belleville, what does Aunt Pat do to protest the landlady's Herbert Hoover poster?

4. What ghost did Ida Rebecca once claim to see?

5. When does Russell decide to become a writer?

6. To whom does Lucy "give up" Audrey?

7. Where has Russell and his family gone to celebrate the hog-butchering season?

8. What is Russell's earliest memory?

9. What is ironic about Russell's first appearance in print?

10. What is "powwowing"?

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