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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 64 - 79.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters first tried the machine after Leo announced it was finished?
(a) Lena
(b) Douglas
(c) Saul
(d) Tom

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

3. Which of the following words would Douglas use to describe Green Town?
(a) Unpredictable
(b) Magical
(c) Routine
(d) Surprising

4. What does mother call the specter of death?
(a) Odin
(b) Lonely One
(c) Grim Reaper
(d) Grim

5. What does Leo believe the Happiness Machine will quell?
(a) Unemployment
(b) Death
(c) Unhappiness
(d) Demons of human existence

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Douglas at the beginning of this novel?

2. What does the Happiness Machine actually result in?

3. How old was Helen in the picture that she shows to the children?

4. What does Helen Bentley purchase for a group of children?

5. In what state does this novel take place?

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