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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Maryanne told by Fred when her mother was in the hospital?

2. What is the author's last name?

3. What is the significance of the 2017 birthday celebrations for Aunt Maryanne and Aunt Elizabeth?

4. Why did Freddy join the U.S. Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corp?

5. Who played soccer with the author and her brother whenever he was in town?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Whom did Freddy seem to resemble?

3. Who ensured that he got too much while others went around with too little?

4. What operation did Mary undergo in the hospital?

5. Why did Freddy start lying to his father?

6. What connections helped Fred with his wife's medical emergency?

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

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

9. What vital skill did Donald inherit from Fred?

10. How does the author differentiate the reason behind lying in the case of Freddy and Donald?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the various events that the author recounts that led progressively to her father's death. In your answer, address the family's treatment of Freddy and Freddy's own nature.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's and her brother's attempts to get what they felt they were entitled to after the death of their grandparents. What can readers infer about the family from these events?

Essay Topic 3

How does Mary argue convincingly that Donald Trump is the product of a dysfunctional family?

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