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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is Mimi's full name?
(a) Miriam Emily Nash.
(b) Mariah Anne Nash.
(c) Melissa Jane Nash.
(d) Melinda Charlotte Nash.
2. What job in the store will Mr. Simmons not allow Russell to do?
(a) He is not allowed to do manual labor.
(b) He is not allowed to take inventory.
(c) He is not allowed to work the cash register.
(d) He is not allowed to wash the windows.
3. Of what religious persuasion is Mimi?
(a) Lutheran.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Mormon.
(d) Catholic.
4. With what military branch did Uncle Harold serve?
(a) The Army.
(b) The Marines.
(c) The Navy.
(d) The Coast Guard.
5. Into what college is Russell accepted?
(a) Yale.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Johns Hopkins.
(d) Sarah Lawrence.
6. What does Mr. Simmons do from the hole in the cellar ceiling?
(a) He looks up women's skirts.
(b) He is a spy for the government.
(c) He steals money out of people's pockets.
(d) He runs a bootleg whiskey operation.
7. Where does Harold tell Russell he was shot during World War I?
(a) Between his heart and lung.
(b) In the knee.
(c) In the armpit.
(d) Between the eyes.
8. 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.
9. What color is Russell's new suit?
(a) It is red with purple buttons.
(b) It is gray with white stripes.
(c) It is green with gray stripes.
(d) It is black with black buttons.
10. What does Russell actually do when he receives his present on Christmas?
(a) He gives the gift to Doris.
(b) He hugs his mother and kisses her.
(c) He cannot act surprised.
(d) He admits he found the gift.
11. On what expensive treat does Russell blow his budget for the trip after hearing Mimi's story?
(a) Dinner at the Chicken Hut and a movie.
(b) A ferry ride across the harbor.
(c) A delicate chocolate tart at a famous bakery.
(d) A six-course meal at the Townhouse.
12. When the war is over, how does Russell secretly feel?
(a) He feels excited.
(b) He feels angry.
(c) He feels relieved.
(d) He feels disappointed.
13. What does Russell plan to do when he sees the present on Christmas?
(a) He plans to feign surprise.
(b) He plans to admit he found it already.
(c) He plans to burst into tears.
(d) He plans to give it to Doris.
14. What does Herb do for a living?
(a) He works as a traveling salesman.
(b) He works in the grocery business.
(c) He works for the B&O Railroad.
(d) He is a professor.
15. Why is Jim a poor flight instructor?
(a) He does nothing but yell at Russell.
(b) He never lets Russell control the plane himself.
(c) He never helps Russell control the plane.
(d) He never comes to the lessons.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Russell learn to love about Uncle Harold?
2. For what does Russell apply in hopes of going to college?
3. What class in school does Russell hate the most?
4. What step to adulthood is Russell embarrassed that he has not taken?
5. What does Karen, his girlfriend, do for work?
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