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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 48 - 63.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lena feel about the idea of the Happiness Machine?
(a) Surprised
(b) Displeased
(c) Relieved
(d) Excited

2. Where is Father after Tom returns home with Grandfather?
(a) Sitting on the porch
(b) In bed
(c) Looking for Douglas
(d) Lodge meeting

3. What does Leo believe the Happiness Machine will quell?
(a) Unemployment
(b) Death
(c) Demons of human existence
(d) Unhappiness

4. What is the dandelion wine used for during the winter?
(a) Christmas presents
(b) To trade for other supplies
(c) Cure for the winter blues
(d) Medication

5. In what year does this novel begin?
(a) 1928
(b) 1940
(c) 1950
(d) 1910

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Douglas at the beginning of this novel?

2. How much does Grandfather pay the boys for the dandelions they collect?

3. What does Douglas question about his friends?

4. What habit of Tom's gives Douglas an idea?

5. What does mother call the specter of death?

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