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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Russell's first Christmas gift?
(a) A piece of candy.
(b) A warm knitted scarf.
(c) A stuffed dog.
(d) A toy steam shovel.

2. Why do Oluf and Lucy Elizabeth stop their correspondence?
(a) Lucy Elizabeth finds someone else to court in Newark.
(b) Oluf has no more money for stamps.
(c) Oluf is in despair and cannot support himself or her family.
(d) Lucy Elizabeth does not love him anymore.

3. What is the only area of education that Lucy Elizabeth does not teach Russell?
(a) History.
(b) Reading.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Sex education.

4. What kind of food is the family taking home?
(a) Leftover food from restaurants.
(b) All organic, all natural fruits and vegetables.
(c) Government issued assistance food.
(d) USDA beef and chicken.

5. In seventh grade, what farm produce does Russell write about?
(a) Cabbage.
(b) Soybeans.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Corn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What musical lessons does Russell begin after a door-to-door salesman visits their house?

2. Where are Russell and his family going for their first family trip?

3. Why has Oluf left Newark?

4. Who was the person with whom Lucy Elizabeth corresponded in Newark?

5. Who allays Russell's fear of the talk about birds and bees?

(see the answer key)

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