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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had given Fred Trump his early start in his career?
(a) He worked for a real estate agent.
(b) He learned construction from his mother.
(c) His father Friedrich Trump had left money and property to Fred's mother, Elizabeth.
(d) He studied construction in school.

2. What skill did Fred pass on to Donald?
(a) Gaining access to powerful men.
(b) Learning to build properties.
(c) Identifying key opportunities in real estate.
(d) Negotiation skills.

3. Who dubbed Donald the 'Great I-Am'?
(a) Robert.
(b) Freddy.
(c) Mary.
(d) Maryanne.

4. What, according to the author, were the Trump children's greatest fears when they needed parental love?
(a) They were afraid of being reprimanded.
(b) They were afraid of being punished.
(c) They were afraid of being humiliated.
(d) They were afraid of being sent to a boarding school.

5. How did Mary's fortunes change after the marriage?
(a) She came into a large inheritance after her marriage.
(b) She became affluent whereas she had been middle class.
(c) She had been a live-in help but now she had live-in help.
(d) She became American after being Scottish.

6. How was Fred different from his wife, Mary?
(a) While Mary became an invalid, Fred became successful.
(b) While Mary needed attention, Fred did not need any.
(c) While Mary needed time with her children, Fred did not need any.
(d) While Mary was unemotional, Fred was highly emotional.

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

8. What were the terms of the Midland Associates Trust?
(a) Fred's children got 1% each of 7 buildings.
(b) Fred's children got 15% each of 8 buildings.
(c) Fred's children got 10% each of 6 buildings.
(d) Fred's children got 25% each of 18 buildings.

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

10. What year was Too Much and Never Enough published?
(a) 2020.
(b) 2021.
(c) 2019.
(d) 2018.

11. What was the original idea behind the Federal Housing Administration?
(a) Ensuring affordable housing for a growing population.
(b) Providing shelters for the poor.
(c) Ensuring appropriate planning in construction.
(d) Building luxurious homes for the rich.

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

13. How did Fred start his career in construction?
(a) By building commercial buildings.
(b) By building and selling garages.
(c) By building apartments.
(d) By building country homes.

14. Where did Donald live before and after his first marriage?
(a) In Brooklyn.
(b) In Long Island.
(c) In Queens.
(d) On 5th Avenue in Manhattan.

15. How much of FHA money did Fred receive for the Beach Haven project?
(a) $26 million.
(b) $16 million.
(c) $17 million.
(d) $15 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mary say she is the only Trump willing to tell the story of the most visible and powerful family?

2. How old was Maryanne when her mother was first hospitalized?

3. Who is Mary Trump?

4. What was the favorite haunt the author and her brother spent time in in the House during their weekends when they were not with Freddy?

5. What fiction does Mary say Donald has to perpetuate?

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