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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 makes Mary sure that Donald has some pathologies and disorders?

2. What, according to the author, is important for infants and toddlers?

3. How did Elizabeth help during Mary's hospitalizations?

4. How did Fred start his career in construction?

5. How long was Fred and Mary's honeymoon and where was it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Freddy's best friend?

2. Who is Mary Trump?

3. How were the largest projects that made Fred successfully funded?

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

5. What is Donald's reaction when Robert, the youngest of Fred Trump's sons, stands up to thank him for the dinner?

6. What vital skill did Donald inherit from Fred?

7. Why did the children experience a clash between the values at home and at school?

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

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

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

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

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

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