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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 26 - 36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What season is it as the novel opens?
(a) Spring
(b) Summer
(c) Winter
(d) Fall

2. Where do Douglas, his grandfather and brother meet Leo?
(a) On the neighbor's porch
(b) Next to the ravine
(c) At the movie house
(d) In front of the cigar shop

3. What does Douglas question about his friends?
(a) Why they do not want to spend time with him
(b) Why they seem more alive
(c) When they will come to a new sense of being
(d) How they will spend the summer

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

5. How often does Douglas spend the night with his grandparents?
(a) Two
(b) Seven
(c) Five
(d) One

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Douglas use to begin to appreciate his surroundings?

3. Which of the following is not something Leo Auffmann is known for?

4. What is the dandelion wine used for during the winter?

5. Which category of his summer did Douglas decide remounting the porch swing with his grandfather fell into?

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