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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 did Maryanne do to help during Mary's hospitalizations?
(a) She helped with the cooking.
(b) She gave her younger siblings her books.
(c) She gave her younger siblings their baths and got them ready for bed.
(d) She helped her mother.

2. Who suffered most from Fred's self-centeredness?
(a) Donald and Freddy.
(b) Maryanne and Elizabeth.
(c) Elizabeth and Donald.
(d) Robert and Donald.

3. What course did Fred take to improve his public speaking skills?
(a) Andrew Mellon.
(b) Normal Peale.
(c) Rockefeller.
(d) Dale Carnegie.

4. What were some of Mary's underlying problems that were discovered at the hospital?
(a) She was a heart patient.
(b) She was anemic.
(c) She had a rare disease.
(d) She had serious postpartum complications.

5. Where did Fred grow up?
(a) In Woodhaven, Queens.
(b) In Shore Haven.
(c) In Beach Port.
(d) In Bridge Haven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new event, according to Mary, makes it impossible to ignore or hide Donald's flaws?

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

3. What was Maryanne told by Fred when her mother was in the hospital?

4. How did Fred start his career in construction?

5. What operation did Mary undergo in the hospital?

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