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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the black street in Russell's neighborhood?

2. What job in the store will Mr. Simmons not allow Russell to do?

3. What must Russell sometimes walk past in the downstairs parlor?

4. What does Russell discover he will always do in regards to Mimi?

5. What famous text do Russell and George use as a guide for their dealings with Mimi?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Lucy announces she and Herb will marry, how does Russell feel?

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

3. What is Russell's writing success in Mr. Fleagle's class?

4. After Belleville, where does the family move?

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

6. How does Russell remember Uncle Harold?

7. In 1939, who does Lucy begin dating?

8. What incident happens early one morning as Russell delivers his papers?

9. Why is Russell denied membership to his high school honor's society?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character profile of Mimi. Include:

1) What is her background?

2) How does she meet Russell?

3) Why do she and Russell have such a turbulent relationship?

Essay Topic 2

In the work, Russell states that talk was the pastime of the Depression. How is this illustrated in the novel? What memories does Russell have of those times? Does Russell realize that the family is poor, or is he completely oblivious? How does the home in Belleville with Aunt Pat, Uncle Allen, etc. illustrate this point?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the juxtaposition between Russell and Lucy's letters while he is based in Pensacola.

1) What do the two talk about in the letters?

2) What world events are taking place around them?

3) What is Russell's main focus at this time?

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