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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who pays for "the Graham's" damages?
(a) Ralph.
(b) The lot owner.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) Friendly Fred.

2. What does Kissel's creation eventually do?
(a) Tilt his house's floor downward.
(b) Nothing, he couldn't manage to light it.
(c) It lit his shirt on fire.
(d) Tilt the floor of his neighbor's house downward.

3. What is so special about the contests at the Orpheum?
(a) They make one person a hero, making people happy in the Great Depression.
(b) They entertain a depressed crowd going through the Great Depression.
(c) They make people laugh, which was difficult to do in the Great Depression.
(d) They give away prizes, food, and cash to people going through the Great Depression.

4. What happens when Ralph retells the joke he heard at his family gathering to another kid?
(a) They start making up other jokes.
(b) They do not get the joke.
(c) They laugh heartily.
(d) They start fighting.

5. Who ends up being the butt of the joke at the end of Chapter 18?
(a) Uncle Ben.
(b) Ralph.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) Casmir.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kissel's creation looked more like a:

2. What do the two kids drink at Flick's Tavern?

3. A family car, a weekly paycheck, and a reputable bowling average are the most important things to:

4. What is a sousaphone?

5. Ralph thinks that people from northern Indiana especially enjoy:

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