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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Theodore Sr.'s true vocation?
(a) Charity work
(b) Art
(c) Ministry
(d) Law

2. What city did the family leave from in the United States?
(a) New York
(b) Boston
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) Charleston

3. Asthma has been described as a cry for who?
(a) The mother
(b) A loved one
(c) The father
(d) The child

4. Which of the children most closely resembled Theodore, Sr.?
(a) Ellie
(b) Conie
(c) Teedie
(d) Bamie

5. What was on the top floor of the new house?
(a) Taxidermy lab
(b) Offices
(c) Art gallery
(d) Gymnasium

6. Who tutored the children?
(a) Uncle Peter
(b) Aunt Anna
(c) Uncle Alexander
(d) Aunt Sarah

7. Who was the family greeted by in Europe?
(a) Mittie's father, Grant
(b) Captain James Bulloch and Irvine
(c) General Grant and his wife
(d) Mrs. Lincoln

8. Theodore found Conkling to be what?
(a) Apathetic
(b) Admirable
(c) Funny
(d) Repugnant

9. The convention began on what date?
(a) October 1
(b) December 26
(c) June 14
(d) March 15

10. What did Teedie often miss because of his attacks?
(a) Church services
(b) Dinner
(c) Outings with his family
(d) School

11. In what year did the family leave for its European vacation?
(a) 1882
(b) 1833
(c) 1869
(d) 1861

12. What keeps a child from breathing during an attack?
(a) Not enough oxygen in the bloodstream
(b) Air trapped in the lungs
(c) Scratchy windpipe
(d) Swollen throat

13. Where did the family go in October 1872?
(a) Brazil
(b) England
(c) China
(d) The Nile

14. What word best describes Ellie as a child?
(a) Shy
(b) Small
(c) Kind
(d) Ugly

15. What is the first stage of an attack?
(a) The heart stopping
(b) A tingling in the fingers
(c) A pain in the stomach
(d) A tightening of the chest

Short Answer Questions

1. Reformers wanted to stop which of the following people?

2. Teedie's attacks often came after what?

3. Where did Teedie go with his father when his asthma acted up?

4. Where did Mittie take Teedie to help his asthma?

5. Asthma attacks, in general, frequently occur when during the day?

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