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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the family hide their shame from the neighborhood?
(a) Russell and Lucy place their coats over the food.
(b) Russell and Lucy send Doris ahead as a distraction.
(c) They take a car ride home instead of walking.
(d) They collect the food in the dead of night.

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

3. Who is Aunt Sister's husband?
(a) Uncle Hal.
(b) Uncle Harold.
(c) Uncle Charlie.
(d) Uncle Allen.

4. When the war is over, how does Russell secretly feel?
(a) He feels relieved.
(b) He feels angry.
(c) He feels disappointed.
(d) He feels excited.

5. What is the first Civil Rights movement Russell sees in his life?
(a) The blacks from Lemmon Street walking down Lombard Street after Joe Louis wins.
(b) Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream speech.
(c) The boys in the college having a sit-in.
(d) The boys at his school protesting by sitting on the steps.

6. At what age does Mimi run away from the orphanage for good?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Ten.

7. What does Russell do the weekend before his reexamination?
(a) He goes on a bender with his friends.
(b) He proposes to Karen.
(c) He quits the Navy.
(d) He shuts himself in his room to study.

8. How many months does Russell spend in training?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Nine.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Three.

9. Where is Russell sent when Germany surrenders?
(a) Houston, Texas.
(b) Pensacola, Florida.
(c) London, England.
(d) Berlin, Germany.

10. Why is Jim a poor flight instructor?
(a) He never lets Russell control the plane himself.
(b) He never helps Russell control the plane.
(c) He does nothing but yell at Russell.
(d) He never comes to the lessons.

11. What does Uncle Harold purchase for Doris after the meeting?
(a) He buys her a dress.
(b) He buys her a candy.
(c) He buys her a robe.
(d) He buys her some shoes.

12. Whom does Lucy begin to date in 1939?
(a) Oluf.
(b) Benjamin Baker.
(c) Herb Orrison.
(d) Mr. Simmons.

13. Where does Russell invite Mimi, only to give her hours of walking tour history lessons?
(a) New York City.
(b) New Haven.
(c) Washington.
(d) Philadelphia.

14. What branch of the military does Russell apply for?
(a) The Coast Guard.
(b) The Navy Air Corps.
(c) The Air Force.
(d) The Marine Corps.

15. What, theoretically, will Russell's advanced courses in high school allow him to do?
(a) They will allow him to get a job as a teacher.
(b) They will allow him to join the marines.
(c) They will allow him to graduate early.
(d) They will allow him to skip a year of college.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Herb do for a living?

2. What is installed in the house for Herb's job?

3. What does Karen, his girlfriend, do for work?

4. What attack shocks Russell in 1941?

5. When did Germany invade Poland in World War II?

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