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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 is Russell's English teacher in his third year of high school?
(a) Mr. Jones.
(b) Mr. Martin.
(c) Mr. Fleagle.
(d) Mr. Simmons.

2. One summer, who is Doris stunned to finally meet?
(a) Benjamin.
(b) Audrey.
(c) Ida Rebecca.
(d) Mary Leslie.

3. What does Uncle Harold purchase for Doris after the meeting?
(a) He buys her a robe.
(b) He buys her a candy.
(c) He buys her some shoes.
(d) He buys her a dress.

4. What is the first Civil Rights movement Russell sees in his life?
(a) Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream speech.
(b) The blacks from Lemmon Street walking down Lombard Street after Joe Louis wins.
(c) The boys in the college having a sit-in.
(d) The boys at his school protesting by sitting on the steps.

5. What does Russell list as his ambition in his high school yearbook?
(a) Novelist.
(b) Railroad man.
(c) Newspaper Columnist.
(d) Navy Pilot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What friend encourages Russell to try college?

2. Whom does Lucy begin to date in 1939?

3. What is the community's problem with Joe Louis, the heavyweight champion?

4. To what activity does everyone compare piloting a plane?

5. With whom has Doris sometimes stayed during the summers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What incident happens early one morning as Russell delivers his papers?

2. What school accepts Russell?

3. Why doesn't Lucy approve of Mimi?

4. Why is Russell sent to the principle's office at his new school?

5. Who is Mary Leslie?

6. How successful is Hal's lumber company?

7. What does Lucy purchase for Russell as a mark of adolescence?

8. After Doris meets Audrey, what does Uncle Harold do for her?

9. When Lucy announces she and Herb will marry, how does Russell feel?

10. What happens on Russell and Mimi's date to Washington?

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