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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. Where did Freddy live after the surgery?

2. What was the consequence when Mary and Fritz filed their lawsuit?

3. When did the author's grandmother die?

4. Where was Robert's country house?

5. Why was Fred against projects in Atlantic City?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did the family gather in 1998 to celebrate Father's Day?

2. According to the author, what does Donald's ego make him vulnerable to?

3. What did Fred suffer from towards the end of his life?

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

5. What project did Donald start in Atlantic City?

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

7. Who headed Trump Management when Fred became sick?

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

9. When did Freddy move to West Palm Beach?

10. Why did Donald have to meet the bank every Friday and report expenses?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Fred Trump's several real estate projects and the stakes involved in them. How does the author bring out her grandfather's unscrupulous business acumen when describing these projects?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the author's and her brother's attempts to get what they felt they were entitled to after the death of their grandparents. What can readers infer about the family from these events?

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