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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the people loyal to Donald deal with his idiosyncrasies, according to Mary?
(a) They laugh at them.,
(b) They make him feel left out.
(c) They encourage them.
(d) They normalize them.

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

3. Who ensured that he got too much while others went around with too little?
(a) Robert.
(b) Fred Trump and Donald.
(c) Freddy and Mary.
(d) Maryanne.

4. What comparison does Mary make between her grandfather's influence on her father and Donald's influence on the country?
(a) Both are laughable.
(b) Both are supportive.
(c) Both are destructive.
(d) Both are negligible.

5. What job did Linda Clapp take that brought her to New York?
(a) She became a professor.
(b) She became a stewardess for National Airlines.
(c) She became a politician.
(d) She became a real estate agent.

6. What, according to Mary, is Donald's claim to the presidency?
(a) Her grandfather's success in real estate.
(b) A serially bankrupt businessman and irrelevant reality show host.
(c) Several years of participation in political campaigns.
(d) His success in real estate.

7. What did Freddy bring home to irk Linda?
(a) He got a dog.
(b) He got a plane.
(c) He got a ball python.
(d) He got a boat.

8. What incident does the author narrate to show how Donald got away with his bad behavior at home?
(a) The incident of the mashed potatoes.
(b) The incident of the boat purchase.
(c) The incident of the Tonka trucks.
(d) The incident at Kew-forest.

9. Where did Freddy engage in water sports?
(a) At Peaconic Bay.
(b) At the New York Harbor.
(c) At the Boston Harbor.
(d) At the San Francisco Bay.

10. Who was the headmaster of Kew-Forest?
(a) Dr. James Dixon.
(b) Dr. John Brown.
(c) Dr. Alex Briar.
(d) Dr. Jenny Graham.

11. What is mirroring?
(a) The process by which a parent "reflects, processes and gives back to the baby the baby's own feelings" (23).
(b) The habit of standing in front of the mirror.
(c) The process of reflecting the attitude of one's friends.
(d) The process of eflecting the attitude of one's parents.

12. How did Fred respond to Freddy's job as a commercial pilot?
(a) He applauded him.
(b) He said that his father would be proud.
(c) He said he was mistaken about Freddy.
(d) He called him a glorified bus driver.

13. What are the symptoms of sociopathy?
(a) A love of people and gatherings.
(b) A lack of empathy, ability to lie, indifference to right and wrong, disregard for others' rights.
(c) Social hostility, fear of people and claustrophobia.
(d) Social mobility.

14. Why did the family move to Virginia Beach and then back to NY in 1944?
(a) Fred's commute to Queens became difficult and the family moved to Virginia Beach, When the FHA funds dried up, the family moved back to NY.
(b) Real estate boomed in Virginia Beach first and then in NY.
(c) The family wanted a change.
(d) NY had become very expensive and the family moved out for a short period.

15. Where was the 'House' that Fred built located?
(a) On Midland Parkway.
(b) On Wareham Road.
(c) In Jamaica Estates.
(d) In Shore Haven.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suffered most from Fred Trump's sociopathy?

2. What had Fred lied about when he was young?

3. When did Freddy get hospitalized for lobal penumonia?

4. What did Donald do to get into the University of Pennsylvania?

5. What new project was Fred launching in the early 60s?

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