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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Christmas present does Russell accidentally discover?
(a) He discovers a new bike.
(b) He discovers a puppy.
(c) He discovers a doll for Doris.
(d) He discovers a tin train.

2. What does Russell actually do when he receives his present on Christmas?
(a) He admits he found the gift.
(b) He cannot act surprised.
(c) He gives the gift to Doris.
(d) He hugs his mother and kisses her.

3. How and when did Papa die?
(a) He died in 1929 after the stock market crash at the age of 65.
(b) He died in 1918 of the flu at the age of 54.
(c) He died in 1917 of a heart attack at the age of 53.
(d) He died in 1910 in a carriage accident at the age of 47.

4. How does Russell treat Lucy when he begins to surpass her education?
(a) His attitude becomes snobbish.
(b) He spends extra time to help her understand his studies.
(c) He refuses to talk to her until her Latin improves.
(d) He is embarrassed with her and does not want her to meet his friends.

5. One morning during his paper route, what terrifying story does Russell read?
(a) He reads about the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
(b) He reads about a dismembered body found in the sewer.
(c) He reads about a house fire that has burned all night.
(d) He reads that the price of milk is going up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to the author, was the great Depression pastime?

2. After Newark, where does the family move?

3. What color is Russell's new suit?

4. How longs does Lucy Elizabeth intend to live with Uncle Allen?

5. What branch of the military does Russell apply for?

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