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

2. Which category of his summer did Douglas decide remounting the porch swing with his grandfather fell into?
(a) Revelations
(b) New Discoveries
(c) Cermonies
(d) Rites

3. Which of the following words means about the same thing as the word distilled as it is used in the following sentence? The distilled brew will serve the family well.
(a) Purified
(b) Collected
(c) Diluted
(d) Extracted

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

5. Why does Douglas' sense of excitement become lackluster when he is with his friends?
(a) No one tlaks to him
(b) He likes their shoes more than his own
(c) He cannot keep up with them
(d) They make fun of his shoes

Short Answer Questions

1. What does mother call the specter of death?

2. What does Lena make sure is happening before she sends for the fire department?

3. Where does Douglas go while Grandfather takes Tom home?

4. Where do Douglas, his grandfather and brother meet Leo?

5. What rite does Douglas perform on the third day of summer?

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