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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 doesn't Uncle Hal get along with in the house?
(a) Lucy Elizabeth.
(b) Uncle Charlie.
(c) Doris.
(d) Aunt Pat.

2. What two women in Russell's early life were involved in a hateful feud?
(a) Audrey and Ida Rebecca.
(b) Ida Rebecca and Annie.
(c) Lucy and Doris.
(d) Lucy and Ida Rebecca.

3. For what endeavor does Hal attempt to get financial support from Lucy Elizabeth?
(a) His medical license.
(b) His law practice.
(c) His laundry scheme.
(d) His lumber company.

4. Who is Russell's Irish bully?
(a) Mark.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Mickey.
(d) Walter.

5. During a high school debate in 1913, what does Lucy argue in favor of?
(a) Hoovervilles.
(b) The death penalty.
(c) Women's suffrage.
(d) Socialism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tipped Lucy Elizabeth's decision to leave Audrey?

2. In his first job, for what company does Russell work?

3. What is Russell's earliest memory?

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

5. What is Russell's mother's nickname for him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Lucy punish Russell when he misbehaves?

3. What is Russell's earliest memory?

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

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

6. What are Russell's memories of the women's work in Morrisonville?

7. What remedy does Aunt Pat insist is good for the children, but they find disgusting?

8. Explain the family's long lost fortune.

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

10. Where does the family move after Morrisonville?

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