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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. What two types of people does Russell feel are forever disconnected?
(a) Sisters and brothers.
(b) Cousins and second cousins.
(c) First wives and second wives.
(d) Parents and children.

2. How did Lucy Elizabeth punish Russell?
(a) She sent him to bed with no supper.
(b) She whipped him with a belt.
(c) She took away his money.
(d) She locked him in his room.

3. What is the only area of education that Lucy Elizabeth does not teach Russell?
(a) Sex education.
(b) Reading.
(c) History.
(d) Mathematics.

4. In seventh grade, what farm produce does Russell write about?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Soybeans.
(c) Corn.
(d) Cabbage.

5. What happens to Russell while trying to play on his first day in Newark?
(a) He fights with Doris and gets in trouble.
(b) He gets lost and ends up at a police station.
(c) He is almost hit by a car.
(d) He meets Dutch Schultz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What skill does Lucy Elizabeth surprise Russell with just before leaving for Baltimore?

2. What superstitions does Ida Rebecca believe, but Lucy Elizabeth does not?

3. During her tenure at Arlington School in Loundoun County, what illegal operation is nearby?

4. What does Russell's mother think is a major character flaw of his?

5. How many children did Ida Rebecca have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe his mother's attitude toward men?

2. What does Uncle Edwin do for a living?

3. What has happened to Russell's mother?

4. Who finally bought Uncle Etch's glass coffin?

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

6. Where does the family move after Morrisonville?

7. Who is Oluf?

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

9. How does Lucy Elizabeth meet Benjamin?

10. What is "powwowing"?

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