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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do all of the "Mama's Boys" that Harvey discusses in Chapter 4 have in common?
(a) They are all former presidents.
(b) They are all former vice presidents.
(c) They are all athletes.
(d) They are all actors.

2. According to Harvey, what instrument does Jack Benny play that makes a classical composer laugh?
(a) The tuba.
(b) The violin.
(c) The oboe.
(d) The glockenspiel.

3. Where is the man's wife kept as she goes insane in Chapter 9?
(a) The basement.
(b) The bedroom.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A friend's house.

4. Which dictionary is Dr. James Murray hired to edit in Chapter 14?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Webster's.
(d) Roget's.

5. How many consecutive years is Snow Man named the horse of the year?
(a) Two.
(b) Only one.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does the teacher place in the trash can in Chapter 6?

2. What movie does Catherine Campbell audition for in Chapter 18?

3. What city does Pemberton first sell his syrupy cure to?

4. What other skill does Claude Dukenfield combine with juggling to become a vaudeville star?

5. What does Doyle become before writing about Sherlock Holmes?

(see the answer key)

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