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

2. Where do the men and boys gather on many of the summer nights?
(a) Porches
(b) Ravine
(c) Kitchens
(d) Meadow

3. How much does Grandfather pay the boys for the dandelions they collect?
(a) 5 cents per bag
(b) 25 cents per bag
(c) 10 cents per bag
(d) 1 cent per dandelion

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

5. What rite does Douglas perform on the third day of summer?
(a) Going for a nightly stroll
(b) Building a happiness machine
(c) Buying a cigar at the cigar shop
(d) Remounting the porch swing

Short Answer Questions

1. What season is it as the novel opens?

2. What does Douglas offer to do to make up for the money he is short so that he will still be able to get the shoes?

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

4. What habit of Tom's gives Douglas an idea?

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

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