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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Whole Fun Catalog of 1929.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator compares Van Culture with the ___________________.
(a) Station Wagon Set.
(b) Sedan Set.
(c) Cycle Crowd.
(d) Camper Crowd.

2. What do the boys learn in forestcraft?
(a) How to find edible berries.
(b) How to find North.
(c) How to identify poison ivy.
(d) How to mark a trail.

3. Why are the boys frightened during swimming lessons?
(a) It starts to thunder.
(b) One of the boys claims to feel the lake monster.
(c) The lake is dirty.
(d) The water is really choppy.

4. Who does the narrator mention as a negative part of Van Culture?
(a) The BTK killer.
(b) Jeffrey Dahmer.
(c) Charles Manson.
(d) Ted Bundy.

5. Why does Colonel Bullard berate the boys of the Mole Lodge?
(a) For screaming like girls.
(b) For smoking cigarettes.
(c) For returning to camp without the prize.
(d) For spying on the girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is masked as a cigar in the catalog?

2. Boys would order books recounting stories of ______________ from the Johnson Smith catalog.

3. The narrator gives an imaginary lecture on ____________________.

4. What surprising things do the boys find as they pick up trash?

5. What does Kissel make in leathercraft?

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