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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 37 - 47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mother send Tom to purchase?
(a) Cigars
(b) Ice cream
(c) Iced tea
(d) Iron

2. What does Douglas suggest they should build?
(a) Cigar cutter
(b) Happiness machine
(c) New wine press
(d) Grape and wine picking machine

3. Which category of his summer did Douglas decide remounting the porch swing with his grandfather fell into?
(a) Rites
(b) New Discoveries
(c) Cermonies
(d) Revelations

4. Where do many of the women work and chat on the summer nights?
(a) Porches
(b) Meadows
(c) Forest
(d) Kitchens

5. What does Douglas believe will happen if he gets new sneakers?
(a) They will make him popular
(b) They will make him faster
(c) They will keep his senses alive
(d) They will help him get more dandelions

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Douglas find contentment in on Grandfather's porch?

2. What does Douglas' father speak about the wonders of?

3. Where do the men and boys gather on many of the summer nights?

4. What is considered Douglas and Tom's first rite of the summer?

5. How often does Douglas spend the night with his grandparents?

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