View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Freddy get hospitalized for lobal penumonia?

2. How do the people loyal to Donald deal with his idiosyncrasies, according to Mary?

3. Why did the family move to Virginia Beach and then back to NY in 1944?

4. What, according to the author, were the Trump children's greatest fears when they needed parental love?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom did Freddy seem to resemble?

2. What was the health issue Mary faced after the operation?

3. What did Donald do with Robert's favorite Tonka truck when they were young?

4. How does the author differentiate between the ways Fred caused damage to his eldest sons?

5. What did Freddy prefer to his father's business?

6. What was the problem the Trump business ran into in the Steeplechase project?

7. What makes Mary sure that Donald has some pathologies and disorders?

8. What happened typically when Donald tormented his brother Robert?

9. What projects ensured Fred's eventual success?

10. Why did Mary decline the invitation to attend the election-night party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do we know of the author's grandmother, Mary Anne MacLeod? In what way was she a product of her times? How did her disabilities contribute to a loveless environment in the Trump house?

Essay Topic 2

Comment on how Fred Trump treated Donald differently. How does the author connect this with Freddy's failures and unhappiness?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author make a case that Donald's several pathologies emerged as a result of Fred's and Mary's parenting?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 510 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample