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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. Why does Mary say she is the only Trump willing to tell the story of the most visible and powerful family?
(a) Other Trumps are silent out of loyalty or fear.
(b) Other Trumps are part of the government.
(c) Others Trumps are indifferent.
(d) Others Trumps are not good story tellers.

2. Who were affected most by grandmother Mary's hospitalizations and inability to care for her children emotionally?
(a) Maryanne and Elizabeth.
(b) Maryanne and Freddy.
(c) Donald and Richard.
(d) Elizabeth and Donald.

3. How old was Maryanne when her mother was first hospitalized?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 9.

4. What did Mary recall whenever she heard her name or saw Donald's face after he became president?
(a) She recalled her grandfather's cruelty to Donald.
(b) She recalled her grandfather's cruelty to Maryanne.
(c) She recalled her grandfather's cruelty to herself.
(d) She recalled her grandfather's cruelty to Freddy.

5. What had Fred Trump's reaction been to Mary's plans of pursuing a college degree?
(a) He had remarked that that was nasty.
(b) He had asked her to join his business.
(c) He had asked her to consult her brother.
(d) He had encouraged her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the family move to Virginia Beach and then back to NY in 1944?

2. What, according to the author, were the Trump children's greatest fears when they needed parental love?

3. What are the symptoms of sociopathy?

4. What operation did Mary undergo in the hospital?

5. What was Fred preoccupied with when his children needed him?

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