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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 did Freddy bring home to irk Linda?

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

3. What, according to Mary, is Donald's claim to the presidency?

4. What new event, according to Mary, makes it impossible to ignore or hide Donald's flaws?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In what way does the author say that Freddy was unique among the children?

6. What was Maryanne told over the phone when she was at school?

7. Why did Freddy start lying to his father?

8. What projects ensured Fred's eventual success?

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

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

Describe in detail the deterioration of Freddy's marriage to Linda. Examine his alcoholism his growing sense of inferiority and his inability to ignore Fred.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss how Freddy tried to gain his father's attention and meet his expectations but failed.

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