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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 ice cream he purchased
(c) The sound of his father returning
(d) Douglas' sweat

2. Where does Douglas go while Grandfather takes Tom home?
(a) Friends house
(b) Leo's house
(c) Ravine
(d) Movie house

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

4. In what year does this novel begin?
(a) 1950
(b) 1940
(c) 1928
(d) 1910

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What rite does Douglas perform on the third day of summer?

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

4. What does Grandfather need to press with the dandelions Douglas and his brother collect?

5. What does Douglas suggest they should build?

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