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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Vashti's fiance?
(a) Davis.
(b) Charley.
(c) James.
(d) Tommy.

2. What subject can Thurber not pass?
(a) Biology.
(b) English literature.
(c) Geography.
(d) Mathematics.

3. What does Thurber say Muggs turns mice into?
(a) Rats.
(b) Pets.
(c) Killers.
(d) Gloves.

4. How does Edda Millmoss destroy father's dinner?
(a) She goes into labor.
(b) She runs away.
(c) She tries to kiss him.
(d) She burns the house.

5. What war is ending in this chapter?
(a) World War Two.
(b) World War One.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) The Boer War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is General Littlefield doing when Thurber enters his office?

2. What does Thurber say he hears ringing in 1918?

3. What is the name of the grandfather's younger brother?

4. Where does Muggs go when Thurber punishes him?

5. Who does Mrs. Doody think Father is?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does riding the roller coaster affect Thurber?

2. How does the mood if the book change in this chapter?

3. Why does Jake have to watch Grandfather?

4. Why does Thurber fail to graduate from university?

5. Why does Thurber say he is disappointed in the West Indies?

6. What problems does Grandfather have with the electric roundabout?

7. How does Thurber feed the dog?

8. Describe the Thurber's other two dogs mentioned in this chapter.

9. What do the Thurbers do with Muggs when he dies?

10. How does Mother respond to accusations that Muggs bites people?

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