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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What killed Benjamin at the young age of thirty-three?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Gout.
(c) Whooping cough.
(d) Acute diabetic coma.

2. As part of Morrisonville's ritual for death, what do the women do at Russell's house?
(a) They clean it from top to bottom.
(b) They take inventory of everything the family owns.
(c) They rearrange all the furniture.
(d) They whitewash the outside.

3. Where are Russell and his family going for their first family trip?
(a) Newark, to visit Uncle Etch.
(b) Hoboken, to visit Aunt Sally.
(c) Morrisonville, to visit Ida Rebecca.
(d) Taylorstown, to visit Uncle Miller.

4. To whom did Lucy Elizabeth give up Audrey?
(a) Uncle Miller and Aunt Eustace.
(b) Uncle Tom and Aunt Goldie.
(c) Uncle Irvey.
(d) Ida Rebecca.

5. In what areas is Russell's knowledge extremely limited?
(a) Composition and writing.
(b) Baseball and tennis.
(c) Culture and politics.
(d) Latin and grammar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the black street in Russell's neighborhood?

2. How does Uncle Harold die?

3. With what military branch did Uncle Harold serve?

4. In the shock following his father's death, what does Russell confess he became?

5. Who offers Lucy Elizabeth a home until she can get back on her feet?

(see the answer key)

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