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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mimi's full name?
(a) Mariah Anne Nash.
(b) Miriam Emily Nash.
(c) Melissa Jane Nash.
(d) Melinda Charlotte Nash.

2. On his first physical, the doctor suggests that Russell come back in three days and stop eating what?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Snap peas.
(c) Meat.
(d) Green Beans.

3. After talking about the expense of college, what does Herb offer to do for Russell?
(a) He offers to get him a job in another grocery.
(b) He offers to pay his way through college.
(c) He offers to pay half the college tuition.
(d) He offers to get him a job at the railroad.

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

5. What does Russell plan to do when he sees the present on Christmas?
(a) He plans to burst into tears.
(b) He plans to feign surprise.
(c) He plans to admit he found it already.
(d) He plans to give it to Doris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What worries Russell about working in the grocery or on the railroad?

2. What girl does Russell idolize on his paper route?

3. What bully beats Russell up at his new school in Baltimore?

4. What, theoretically, will Russell's advanced courses in high school allow him to do?

5. How long does it take Russell to sell his extra papers with the invasion headline?

Short Essay Questions

1. After what event does Russell apply for the Navy?

2. Why is Russell sent to the principle's office at his new school?

3. What school accepts Russell?

4. What are Russell and Lucy's letters back and forth about?

5. What class at school is torture for Russell, and why?

6. After failing one flight examination, how does Russell pass the next one with "Total Loss" Smith?

7. What part of adult life is Russell missing, according to his assessment of his friends?

8. How successful is Hal's lumber company?

9. What is odd about the family's new Baltimore home?

10. What happens on Russell and Mimi's date to Washington?

(see the answer keys)

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