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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 37 - 47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tom relieved by when they return home?
(a) Mother's cooking
(b) The sound of his father returning
(c) The ice cream he purchased
(d) Douglas' sweat

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

3. How does Lena feel about the idea of the Happiness Machine?
(a) Excited
(b) Displeased
(c) Relieved
(d) Surprised

4. What does Douglas suggest they should build?
(a) Grape and wine picking machine
(b) New wine press
(c) Happiness machine
(d) Cigar cutter

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What season is it as the novel opens?

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

4. What is mother doing while Tom sits by the front door screen?

5. Which of the following words would Douglas use to describe Green Town?

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