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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. In his first job, for what company does Russell work?
(a) The Billings Paper Company.
(b) The Neiman Marcus Group.
(c) The Rockefeller Foundation.
(d) The Curtis Publishing Company.

2. What, according to the author, was the great Depression pastime?
(a) Reading.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Talking.
(d) Shopping.

3. Who was the person with whom Lucy Elizabeth corresponded in Newark?
(a) Aunt Goldie.
(b) Oluf.
(c) Ida Rebecca.
(d) Uncle Tom.

4. Why doesn't Uncle Charlie leave the house?
(a) He has a bet with a neighbor.
(b) He looks like Moe Simon.
(c) He loves his family too much.
(d) He has too much work to do.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucy do with the present?

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

3. What hobby does Aunt Pat introduce to Russell?

4. Who doesn't Uncle Hal get along with in the house?

5. Who allays Russell's fear of the talk about birds and bees?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Oluf?

3. What is Russell's earliest memory?

4. What are some of the reasons Ida Rebecca dislikes Lucy Elizabeth?

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

6. What has happened to Russell's mother?

7. When does Russell decide to become a writer?

8. Explain the family's long lost fortune.

9. Where does the family move after Morrisonville?

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

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