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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Russell sent when Germany surrenders?

2. What is the first Civil Rights movement Russell sees in his life?

3. With which instructor does Russell take the reexamination?

4. For what does Russell apply in hopes of going to college?

5. Where does Harold tell Russell he was shot during World War I?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Mimi's childhood.

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

3. Where does Russell work in his final year of high school?

4. Why is Russell denied membership to his high school honor's society?

5. In 1939, who does Lucy begin dating?

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

7. What school accepts Russell?

8. What news prompts Lucy to send Russell out right away to sell his papers in 1939?

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

10. What part of adult life is Russell missing, according to his assessment of his friends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Like everyone, Russell has insecurities about himself. How do his insecurities change over the years? Examine Russell as:

1) A small child.

2) A boy.

3) An adolescent.

4) A teenager.

5) A young man.

What are his biggest concerns at each age? How does he overcome his fears?

Essay Topic 2

Russell and Doris spend much of their childhood with Uncle Allen and Aunt Pat. Why does the family move in with them? Are they happy to have their relatives come? Why or why not? Why does Russell view them as an odd couple? What does Russell learn from Aunt Pat and Uncle Allen? What does Russell learn from Uncle Charlie and Uncle Hal?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Lucy's letters to and from Oluf. Though Russell did not discover these letters until later in life, they represent an important part of Lucy's history. Go through each letter provided in the text and make a chronicle of the relationship between Lucy and Oluf--what would such a relationship have meant to her? Why must the two break off the romance? Does young Russell notice anything amiss in their day to day life? Be sure to cite quotations from the text.

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