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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lucy do after the death of Papa to make ends meet?
(a) Lucy becomes a schoolteacher.
(b) Lucy opens a tavern.
(c) Lucy works in a knitting factory.
(d) Lucy sells the ancestral family home.

2. What does Russell's mother think is a major character flaw of his?
(a) He does not easily make friends.
(b) He cannot read or write.
(c) He has no gumption.
(d) He has too much curiosity.

3. What happens to Russell's mother at the age of eighty?
(a) She has her last bad fall.
(b) She moves from New Jersey to California.
(c) She gets her thirtieth grandchild.
(d) She becomes a millionaire.

4. How many children did Ida Rebecca have?
(a) Thirteen, twelve boys and one girl.
(b) Five, three girls and two boys.
(c) Ten, five boys and five girls.
(d) Fifteen, ten boys and five girls.

5. What superstitions does Ida Rebecca believe, but Lucy Elizabeth does not?
(a) She believes in fairies and magic.
(b) She believes in vampires and garlic.
(c) She believes in throwing salt over one shoulder.
(d) She believes in ghosts and omens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Russell's mother's nickname for him?

2. Who takes Russell to see Benjamin when his body is brought home?

3. During a high school debate in 1913, what does Lucy argue in favor of?

4. Where did Russell and his family live in 1932?

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

(see the answer key)

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