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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 Douglas' father speak about the wonders of?
(a) Death
(b) Animals
(c) Nature
(d) Life

2. How old is Douglas at the beginning of this novel?
(a) 10
(b) 13
(c) 15
(d) 12

3. What divides Green Town into two?
(a) River
(b) Ravine
(c) Mountain
(d) Railroad tracks

4. What does Leo believe machines end up being used for?
(a) Surprises
(b) Happiness
(c) Destructive purposes
(d) Angry purposes

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Douglas question about his friends?

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. 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.

4. What does Douglas find contentment in on Grandfather's porch?

5. What is considered Douglas and Tom's first rite of the summer?

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