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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 does the author attribute grandmother Mary's illness, Freddy's death and Donald's emotional dwarfing to?
(a) Donald's rebelliousness.
(b) Mary's self-centeredness.
(c) Fred's toxic positivity.
(d) Fred's indifference.

2. Where was Robert's country house?
(a) In Sparta, NJ.
(b) In West Palm Beach, FL.
(c) In Millbrook, NY.
(d) In Southampton, NY.

3. What does the author compare Donald's escape into media channels with?
(a) With a terrified little boy.
(b) With a tyrant.
(c) With a media star.
(d) With an incompetent worker.

4. What was the surgical procedure Freddy underwent?
(a) Appendicitis.
(b) The replacement of the damaged valve with a valve from a pig.
(c) Liver transplant.
(d) Heart transplant.

5. When did the 14,000 word article exposing the Trump family and business appear in the New York Times?
(a) October 2, 2019.
(b) October 2, 2018.
(c) October 2, 2020.
(d) October 2, 2017.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the family gather in Donald's apartment in Trump Tower in 1998?

2. How much did Donald give her to get her car out of the impound?

3. How many bedrooms did Mar-a-Lago have?

4. Why does the author say she had to write this book?

5. Why was Mary's grandmother's will worse than Fred's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Fred's children set up to avoid taxes on Fred's estate?

2. As a child, who did the author think had built the family business?

3. Why did Fred and Donald face legal charges in 1973?

4. Who headed Trump Management when Fred became sick?

5. When did Mary graduate from Tufts?

6. Why does the author compare Andrew Cuomo and Donald?

7. Who was Donald's new girlfriend in 1998?

8. Where did the author's father live after his divorce and after his career ended?

9. Where did Freddy throw a Sweet Sixteen party for Mary?

10. What is Mar-a-Lago?

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