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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bill Forrester plan on doing that bothers Grandfather greatly?
(a) Replace his grass with some that does not need to be mowed
(b) Plant trees blocking Grandfather's view of the property
(c) Hire Douglas to cut his grass
(d) Move out of the town

2. What did Douglas want his father to buy him after they went to a movie?
(a) Candy
(b) Sneakers
(c) Ice cream cone
(d) Jeans

3. What does Leo have a difficult time resolving the dynamics between?
(a) Man and Woman
(b) Night and day
(c) Nature and Man
(d) Man and machine

4. What habit of Tom's gives Douglas an idea?
(a) Collecting rainwater
(b) Running through the meadow
(c) Keeping statistics
(d) Gathering dandelions

5. How old is Douglas at the beginning of this novel?
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 12
(d) 13

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Lena furious about the time Leo spent working on the Happiness Machine?

2. What does Mother send Tom to purchase?

3. What does Douglas believe will happen if he gets new sneakers?

4. Where does Douglas go with his brother Tom and his Father?

5. What does Tom do as Douglas is contemplating his thoughts about the Thing?

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