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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. Why did Freddy alone originally receive Fred's attention?

2. When and where was Mary born?

3. What year was Too Much and Never Enough published?

4. What incident does the author narrate to show how Donald got away with his bad behavior at home?

5. What did Donald do to get into the University of Pennsylvania?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Freddy prefer to his father's business?

2. Why did the children experience a clash between the values at home and at school?

3. What is the "House" (21)?

4. What operation did Mary undergo in the hospital?

5. How does the author differentiate the reason behind lying in the case of Freddy and Donald?

6. Who was Freddy's best friend?

7. What did Donald do with Robert's favorite Tonka truck when they were young?

8. What was Maryanne told over the phone when she was at school?

9. Whom did Freddy marry?

10. What is the ROTC?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do we know of the author's grandmother, Mary Anne MacLeod? In what way was she a product of her times? How did her disabilities contribute to a loveless environment in the Trump house?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the comparison the author makes between Andrew Cuomo and Donald Trump. Make inferences about the values she believes are important in a democracy.

Essay Topic 3

What is the new role that Fred Trump devised for Donald and why?

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