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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the author's last name?
(a) Johanssen.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Trump.
(d) Coumo.

3. How has the public responded to this normalization of transgressions, according to Mary?
(a) They have become almost numb.
(b) They have accepted it.
(c) They have forgiven it.
(d) They have protested against it.

4. To whom did Freddy report one weekend a month?
(a) To TWA.
(b) To National Airlines.
(c) To the National Guard.
(d) To Fred Trump.

5. What habit did Freddy pick up as he tried to meet his father's expectations while keeping a job he loved?
(a) He started drinking.
(b) He started gambling.
(c) He started sailing.
(d) He started smoking.

6. Who played soccer with the author and her brother whenever he was in town?
(a) Freddy.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Robert.
(d) Donald.

7. What, according to Mary, is wrong with references to Donald's strategies and agendas?
(a) Donald's strategies and agendas have been misunderstood.
(b) The strategies and agendas are ill-conceived.
(c) Donald does not have an agenda; he does not strategize.
(d) The strategies and agendas are someone else's.

8. How did Maryanne get money to feed her family?
(a) She asked Mary for her share of the family wealth.
(b) She started working.
(c) She asked Fred for her share of the family wealth.
(d) She asked Mary for change for the laundry.

9. 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 part of the government.
(b) Others Trumps are indifferent.
(c) Others Trumps are not good story tellers.
(d) Other Trumps are silent out of loyalty or fear.

10. What new event, according to Mary, makes it impossible to ignore or hide Donald's flaws?
(a) The pandemic.
(b) The media's coverage.
(c) Mary's book.
(d) Donald's own declarations.

11. What, according to the author, is important for infants and toddlers?
(a) An emotionally available parent.
(b) Siblings.
(c) The outdoors.
(d) Christmas gifts.

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

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

14. When did the author's parents get divorced?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1967.

15. What was Linda's father?
(a) A truck driver.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A pilot.
(d) A steward.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Maryanne do to help during Mary's hospitalizations?

2. What is mirroring?

3. What had Fred Trump's reaction been to Mary's plans of pursuing a college degree?

4. What incident does the author narrate to show how Donald got away with his bad behavior at home?

5. Where did Donald live later in Manhattan?

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