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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. How does Russell learn to swim?
(a) He starts in the shallows with instructors.
(b) He jumps into the fifteen-foot deep pool.
(c) He never learns to swim.
(d) He and his instructor swim out together.

2. What is the community's problem with Joe Louis, the heavyweight champion?
(a) He is a black man.
(b) He is a German.
(c) He is a cheater.
(d) He is a criminal.

3. What orphanage was Mimi raised in?
(a) St. Mary's of the Apostle.
(b) Sheltering Arms.
(c) Sarah Agnes Home.
(d) Children's Home.

4. What must Russell sometimes walk past in the downstairs parlor?
(a) Dead bodies.
(b) The library.
(c) The basement door.
(d) The landlord's dog.

5. With what military branch did Uncle Harold serve?
(a) The Navy.
(b) The Coast Guard.
(c) The Army.
(d) The Marines.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Herb's daughter with Lucy?

2. At what time of year were the orphanages shuttled from party to party, expected to be grateful?

3. What is Herb's only vice?

4. What does Russell actually do when he receives his present on Christmas?

5. What is Mimi's full name?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Germany surrenders, where is Russell sent to await orders?

2. In 1939, who does Lucy begin dating?

3. After failing one flight examination, how does Russell pass the next one with "Total Loss" Smith?

4. What school accepts Russell?

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

6. Why doesn't Lucy approve of Mimi?

7. What class at school is torture for Russell, and why?

8. How does Charlie Sussman help Russell go to college?

9. What is Russell's writing success in Mr. Fleagle's class?

10. What is odd about the family's new Baltimore home?

(see the answer keys)

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