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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, "A Sappy Woman from Ypsilanti".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the only way Kurt could get into an adult conversation when he was young?
(a) By saying something really funny.
(b) By constantly interrupting.
(c) By speaking loudly and quickly.
(d) By breaking something or doing something naughty.

2. What is Kurt's ancestry?
(a) Dutch.
(b) Russian.
(c) English.
(d) German.

3. When were Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti executed?
(a) 1907.
(b) 1897.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1917.

4. How much older is Kurt's sister than he?
(a) Six months.
(b) Four years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Three years.

5. Where did Kurt go to high school?
(a) Middleton.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Indianapolis.
(d) Wessex.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Kurt have to talk to a cop?

2. Who built the first electric generator?

3. When did Emma Lazarus write her famous sonnet about the 'poor,' 'wretched,' and 'homeless?'

4. Why is "Hamlet" a masterpiece?

5. How many relatives did Kurt's friend in Nigeria have?

(see the answer key)

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