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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapter 10-12; Part Four: The Worst Investment Ever Made, Chapter 13-14; Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How frequently did Fred visit Donald in NYMA?
(a) Every month.
(b) Every weekend.
(c) Every summer.
(d) During the break.

2. What is the significance of the 2017 birthday celebrations for Aunt Maryanne and Aunt Elizabeth?
(a) They are cancelled.
(b) They take place in Mary's house.
(c) They take place in the white house.
(d) They take place online.

3. When were Fred and Mary married?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1936.

4. What did Fred normally ask when Mary's health worsened?
(a) Whether she needed to see the doctor.
(b) Whether he should take the children away.
(c) Whether she needed to go to the hospital.
(d) "Everything's great. Right, Toots?"

5. What was the surgical procedure Freddy underwent?
(a) Heart transplant.
(b) Liver transplant.
(c) The replacement of the damaged valve with a valve from a pig.
(d) Appendicitis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Maryanne get money to feed her family?

2. What was Mary told over the phone when she was at school?

3. In what ways did the author help the reporter of the New York Times, Susanne Craig?

4. What did Mary see one night when she was woken up by Freddy's laughter?

5. Who were affected most by grandmother Mary's hospitalizations and inability to care for her children emotionally?

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