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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) Saul
(b) Tom
(c) Douglas
(d) Lena

2. What does Helen do with most of her possessions after deciding to live only in the present?
(a) Puts them on the porch
(b) Throws them in the trash
(c) Burns them
(d) Sells them at a sale

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

4. What happens to Leo after he enters the kitchen and announces he finished the plans for the Happiness Machine?
(a) Celebrates
(b) Storms out of the house
(c) Drinks
(d) Faints

5. Which of the following doesn't Helen show to the children?
(a) Wedding picture
(b) Ring
(c) Childhood picture
(d) Hairpiece

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what state does this novel take place?

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

4. How does Tom feel as he and his mother approach the ravine?

5. What does mother call the specter of death?

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