Growing Up Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Growing Up Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In seventh grade, what farm produce does Russell write about?
(a) Soybeans.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Corn.
(d) Cabbage.

2. What picture has the landlady hung on her door?
(a) A picture of Cary Grant.
(b) A picture of Queen Victoria.
(c) A picture of Herbert Hoover.
(d) A picture of Franklin Roosevelt.

3. What, according to the author, was the great Depression pastime?
(a) Reading.
(b) Talking.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Shopping.

4. Who is Lucy's model of male excellence?
(a) Papa, her father.
(b) Russell, her son.
(c) Allen, her brother.
(d) Benjamin, her husband.

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

6. Why was Russell enrolled in a gymnastics program?
(a) He was not nearly flexible enough for his age.
(b) He had dreams of being in the Olympics.
(c) It was an attempt to correct his posture.
(d) It was thought it would help his circulation.

7. To whom did Lucy Elizabeth give up Audrey?
(a) Ida Rebecca.
(b) Uncle Tom and Aunt Goldie.
(c) Uncle Miller and Aunt Eustace.
(d) Uncle Irvey.

8. What is Uncle Charlie's favorite book?
(a) The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Atlas Shrugged.
(c) The Declaration of Independence.
(d) Pride and Prejudice.

9. What happens to Benjamin after he has been drinking?
(a) He always gets lost.
(b) He sleeps for days.
(c) He loses his short term memory.
(d) He becomes violently ill.

10. How did Lucy Elizabeth punish Russell?
(a) She locked him in his room.
(b) She took away his money.
(c) She sent him to bed with no supper.
(d) She whipped him with a belt.

11. What small present has Benjamin bought for Doris?
(a) A book.
(b) A tiny set of dishes.
(c) A small mirror.
(d) A miniature doll.

12. What major travel institution was located in Brunswick?
(a) The American Airlines hub.
(b) The Stagecoach Station.
(c) The B&O Railroad Line.
(d) The Ocean Liner travel agency.

13. Who allays Russell's fear of the talk about birds and bees?
(a) Uncle Jack.
(b) Uncle Jesse.
(c) Aunt Pat.
(d) Uncle Hal.

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

15. When does Russell's mother decide he should be a writer?
(a) When he was sixteen and writing for a paper.
(b) Shortly after his birth.
(c) When he was five years old and loved to read.
(d) After an A paper he wrote in the seventh grade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cousin Edwin do for a living?

2. During her tenure at Arlington School in Loundoun County, what illegal operation is nearby?

3. What tipped Lucy Elizabeth's decision to leave Audrey?

4. From what ailment does Russell's father suffer?

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

(see the answer keys)

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