2. What did Cousin Edwin do for a living?
(a) He was the managing editor of the New York Times.
(b) He was an extra for film sets.
(c) He was the foreman in a gun factory.
(d) He was a banker.

3. What is Uncle Hal's nickname?
(a) Sargent.
(b) Hop-along.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Buddy.

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

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

6. What two women in Russell's early life were involved in a hateful feud?
(a) Audrey and Ida Rebecca.
(b) Lucy and Ida Rebecca.
(c) Lucy and Doris.
(d) Ida Rebecca and Annie.

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

8. What skill does Russell envy in Frankie?
(a) His skill in baseball.
(b) His skill in playing cards.
(c) His skill in fist-fighting.
(d) His skill in manipulating women.

9. After Newark, where does the family move?
(a) Morrisonville.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Belleville.
(d) Brunswick.

10. What happens to Russell while trying to play on his first day in Newark?
(a) He gets lost and ends up at a police station.
(b) He meets Dutch Schultz.
(c) He fights with Doris and gets in trouble.
(d) He is almost hit by a car.

11. What musical lessons does Russell begin after a door-to-door salesman visits their house?
(a) Piano lessons.
(b) Guitar lessons.
(c) Piccolo lessons.
(d) Banjo lessons.

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

13. Where does Benjamin have to go, interrupting the family's trip?
(a) He has to go to a hospital.
(b) He has to go to Texas.
(c) He has to go to Newark.
(d) He has to go back to Morrisonville.

14. What ancient medicine did the people of Morristown believe in?
(a) Powwowing.
(b) Broths made from bark.
(c) The sweat.
(d) Blood letting.

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