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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. Who allays Russell's fear of the talk about birds and bees?
(a) Uncle Hal.
(b) Uncle Jack.
(c) Uncle Jesse.
(d) Aunt Pat.

2. Who, according to legend, willed the family their fortune?
(a) Queen Anne herself.
(b) President Lincoln.
(c) Ida Rebecca.
(d) A Bishop from London.

3. Who was buried in the expensive glass coffin?
(a) Ida Rebecca.
(b) Lucy Elizabeth.
(c) Uncle Irvey.
(d) Sam Reever.

4. Why were Lucy and Benjamin in a hurry to get married?
(a) Benjamin was about to be deported.
(b) They had to do it secretly.
(c) Lucy had become pregnant.
(d) They could not wait to live together.

5. What medicine does Aunt Pat insist on giving to Russell and Doris?
(a) Cod liver oil.
(b) Essence of basil.
(c) Ketchup.
(d) Calcium carbonate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What picture has the landlady hung on her door?

2. What major travel institution was located in Brunswick?

3. Who takes Russell to see Benjamin when his body is brought home?

4. Why has Oluf left Newark?

5. What specter does Ida Rebecca see in her doorway one night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the family's long lost fortune.

2. How does Lucy punish Russell when he misbehaves?

3. What did Lucy Elizabeth feel was her greatest failure with Benjamin?

4. Since he is unable to talk with his ailing mother, what does Russell realize about the past?

5. How does Russell learn about the birds and the bees?

6. What is Russell's earliest memory?

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

8. What is "powwowing"?

9. What does Uncle Edwin do for a living?

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

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