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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Russell's job with this company?
(a) He is an office assistant.
(b) He is a spy.
(c) He is a paperboy.
(d) He is a correspondent.

2. Why has Oluf left Newark?
(a) He enjoys traveling.
(b) He is trying to find a job.
(c) He is searching for a lost sibling.
(d) He is on the run from the law.

3. To what ailment does Russell's mother succumb?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Cancer of the lungs and blood.
(c) Amnesia.
(d) Hopeless senility, or hardening of the arteries.

4. What new-fangeled luxury item did Uncle Tom have in his house?
(a) A wood-burning stove.
(b) An indoor bathroom.
(c) Central heat and air.
(d) A television.

5. Why doesn't Uncle Charlie leave the house?
(a) He has too much work to do.
(b) He loves his family too much.
(c) He looks like Moe Simon.
(d) He has a bet with a neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Oluf and Lucy Elizabeth stop their correspondence?

2. Why is Russell angry with Herb?

3. What two women in Russell's early life were involved in a hateful feud?

4. What does Russell actually do when he receives his present on Christmas?

5. What small present has Benjamin bought for Doris?

(see the answer key)

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