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

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

3. What summer first does Grandfather look forward to and relish?
(a) The smell of flowers and the sounds of birds
(b) Waking to the sound of a lawn mower
(c) Big family breakfasts
(d) Making dandelion wine

4. 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) Collected
(b) Purified
(c) Extracted
(d) Diluted

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does Douglas spend the night with his grandparents?

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

3. Which of the following are the major themes of this section?

4. Where does Douglas record his time traveling encounter?

5. Where does the trolley conductor take the boys on the last day the trolley is to run?

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