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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Lucy Elizabeth finally find work?
(a) At a schoolhouse.
(b) At a government run soup kitchen.
(c) At a laundry for the A&P.
(d) At a factory.

2. In his first job, for what company does Russell work?
(a) The Neiman Marcus Group.
(b) The Billings Paper Company.
(c) The Rockefeller Foundation.
(d) The Curtis Publishing Company.

3. During a high school debate in 1913, what does Lucy argue in favor of?
(a) Women's suffrage.
(b) The death penalty.
(c) Hoovervilles.
(d) Socialism.

4. When Russell was a young boy, what famous President's time could many of the old men remember (from first-hand accounts)?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) John Quincy Adams.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What medicine does Aunt Pat insist on giving to Russell and Doris?

2. Why has Oluf left Newark?

3. Why was Russell enrolled in a gymnastics program?

4. Why were Lucy and Benjamin in a hurry to get married?

5. How many children did Ida Rebecca have?

(see the answer key)

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