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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 funding backed the Virginia Beach project that Fred took up?
(a) The Federal Housing Administration.
(b) Mary's inheritance.
(c) Fred's own hard-earned money.
(d) Friedrich's money.

2. Who stands up to thank Donald for the birthday celebrations?
(a) Robert.
(b) Maryanne.
(c) Fritz.
(d) Mary.

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

4. When and where was Mary born?
(a) In 1916, in England.
(b) In 1912, in Tong, a village off the coast of Scotland.
(c) In 1885, in New York.
(d) In 1920, in Boston.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mary Trump?

2. What comparison does Mary make between her grandfather's influence on her father and Donald's influence on the country?

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

4. What did Mary recall whenever she heard her name or saw Donald's face after he became president?

5. How old was Fred when his father died?

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