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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Cruelty is the Point, Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Fred lied about when he was young?
(a) About being good at construction work.
(b) About being fond of his family.
(c) About being richer than he was.
(d) About being younger than he was.

2. Looking at Donald Trump seated in the oval office with others standing around him, what is Mary reminded of?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Other presidents.
(d) Her father.

3. What was the health issue Mary faced after the operation?
(a) Anemia.
(b) Osteoporosis from the loss of estrogen.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Blood Pressure.

4. What was Fred preoccupied with when his children needed him?
(a) Fred was trying to repair Shore Haven and Beach Haven.
(b) Fred was trying to move into a property in Shore Haven and Beach Haven.
(c) Fred was preoccupied with two Brooklyn projects: Shore Haven and Beach Haven.
(d) Fred was trying to sell his properties in Shore Haven and Beach Haven.

5. What, according to the author, are some of the worst impulses Donald started inflicting on the U.S.?
(a) He lied about the inauguration crowd size, attacked the Affordable Care Act and enacted a racist ban.
(b) He threw tantrums.
(c) He betrayed the country.
(d) He backed off from his promises to the public.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Federal Housing Administration founded and by whom?

2. What course did Fred take to improve his public speaking skills?

3. What fiction does Mary say Donald has to perpetuate?

4. When she says the "events of the last three years have forced her hand," which three years is Mary referring to (16)?

5. How did Fred receive Donald's and Robert's appeal for emotional comfort?

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