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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Melvin write in his comic created toothbrushes?
(a) Dr. Peter Brush.
(b) Dr. William Brush.
(c) Dr. Angus Brush.
(d) Dr. VIncent Brush.

2. What does the doctor think they should do after Flippy says all the horrible topics that his kids have written about?
(a) Give them vitamins.
(b) Give them cod liver oil.
(c) Change their diets.
(d) Operate.

3. When does Melvin write in his comic that toothbrushes were invented?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1894.

4. What color hair does the nurse have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Gray.
(d) Red.

5. What did Spinosauruses weigh and how long were they?
(a) They weighed over 8 tons and were over 75 feet long.
(b) They weighted over 3 tons and were 45 feet long.
(c) They weighed over 6 tons and were over 50 feet long.
(d) They weighed over 5 tons and were over 45 feet long.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comic and what book does the nurse hold up when she says it is wrong to praise a grownup but shame a child for the same type of writing?

2. What equipment is there to play on in Flippy's yard?

3. What is sitting on a coffee table in Flippy's living room?

4. In Chapter 6, who has made a new and improved comic they want to read?

5. Where does Dennis find the dinosaur's missing baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nurse's reaction when Flippy shows her and the doctor the comics the kids have made?

2. What does the nurse think is the possibility of there being an emergency at Flippy's house?

3. What does Flippy tell Melvin about making up facts in his comic, and what is Melvin's defense?

4. How does Flippy help Wendy and Raine figure out what to write out?

5. How do they find the Spinosaurus's baby, and what do they do to celebrate?

6. What does the nurse tell Flippy to do, and how does he try to follow her advice?

7. What topics does Flippy want banned from comics his kids are writing?

8. What do Flippy's kids do while he starts lecturing them about the type of comics he wants them to write.

9. What is Dennis's first case and how does he help his client?

10. What information do Summer and Starla provide about the poetry form haiku?

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