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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 188 - 204.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Douglas suggest he and Tom own together?
(a) Gold mine
(b) Ice cream shop
(c) Green Machine
(d) Happiness Machine

2. Why can't any of the children or towsnpeople remember a young Mrs. Bentley?
(a) It was too long ago
(b) She is new to town
(c) She was never young
(d) She is older than everyone else

3. Where does Lavinia go after the movie?
(a) She stays at the movie theater
(b) To Helen's house
(c) Alone through the town
(d) Alone through the ravine

4. What does Grandfather need to press with the dandelions Douglas and his brother collect?
(a) Wild strawberries
(b) Mint leaves
(c) Fox grapes
(d) Fresh rainwater

5. What is it about Helen Bentley that the children do not believe?
(a) That she is rich
(b) That she was once young
(c) That she can be mean
(d) That she dislikes summer

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the men and boys gather on many of the summer nights?

2. What does Colonel Freeleigh enjoy listening to?

3. What did Douglas want his father to buy him after they went to a movie?

4. Which of the following activities doesn't grandfather send Douglas to do to take his mind off of the doom and gloom talk?

5. What emotion does Douglas feel once John leaves?

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