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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4, Flick Fails to Recall an Old Song and The Counterfeit Secret Circle Member Gets the Message, or The Asp Strikes Again.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The lady at the Automat had a button that read:
(a) Eat Vegetarian.
(b) Disarm the Army.
(c) Made in the USA.
(d) Disarm the Toy Industry.

2. What was the magazine of choice for young boys during Ralph and Flick's childhood?
(a) Time magazine.
(b) Boy Scouts of America magazine.
(c) Redbook magazine.
(d) Open Road for Boys.

3. What holiday does the author reflect most on during that first day in Hohman?
(a) Easter.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Halloween.

4. The author believes children and parents were tougher back then, proven by the way:
(a) The kids always worked on the farms.
(b) The kids always did chores outside.
(c) The kids always went to school in harsh weather.
(d) The kids never complained about supper.

5. The social life in Hohman is described as being in:
(a) Taverns, barber shops, and dance halls.
(b) High school football stadiums.
(c) Bowling halls, union halls, or beer halls.
(d) Marching band grounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Ralph and Flick?

2. Who told the author his dream present was a bad idea because it would harm him?

3. Who was the childhood hero displayed in a full-color ad in the back of a magazine in Chapter 2?

4. What is the theme in Chapters 3 and 4?

5. The main character said that people in Hohman never go there but mostly want:

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