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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 item in the catalog would appeal to the violent?
(a) Fake teeth.
(b) Chalk.
(c) Brass knuckles.
(d) Jump ropes.

2. What is one of the "get rich quick" products in the catalog?
(a) Envelope stuffing.
(b) Mushroom gardens.
(c) Mink farms.
(d) Candy cookers.

3. What is sprinkled throughout the catalog?
(a) 800 numbers.
(b) Testimonials.
(c) Order forms.
(d) Jokes.

4. Boys would order books recounting stories of ______________ from the Johnson Smith catalog.
(a) stamp collecting.
(b) white slavery.
(c) woodworking.
(d) the Underground Railroad.

5. What do the boys fear as they try to get to sleep?
(a) Pranks from the Beavers.
(b) Thunder dna lightning.
(c) An ax murderer.
(d) A Thing in the Woods.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator finds that Van people and Camper people are all ________________.

2. Why are the boys frightened during swimming lessons?

3. What might be a typical soap item disguised as something else in the catalog?

4. For the most part, Camper people are _________________.

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

(see the answer key)

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