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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. What might be a typical correspondence course offered through the catalog?
(a) Ukelele lessons.
(b) Typing lessons.
(c) Knitting lessons.
(d) Cooking lessons.

2. What item is marketed to both cyclists and ladies in the Johnson Smith catalog?
(a) Sunglasses.
(b) Pedal pushers.
(c) Picnic baskets.
(d) Revolvers.

3. Why does the narrator find the environmentally conscious bumper stickers on vans ironic?
(a) Vans run on ethanol.
(b) Vans are big polluters.
(c) Vans are electric.
(d) Vans are all diesel.

4. What is masked as a cigar in the catalog?
(a) A lighter.
(b) A flashlight.
(c) A kaleidoscope.
(d) A flask.

5. What insects do the boys disturb on a hike with Captain Crabtree?
(a) Mosquitoes.
(b) Bees.
(c) Wasps.
(d) Hornets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the character in the Charmin bathroom tissue commercials?

2. According to the narrator, how do Camper people drive?

3. According to the narrator, Camper people are ____________________.

4. What is sprinkled throughout the catalog?

5. According to the narrator, how do Van people drive?

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