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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 180 - 187.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Lavinia and Francine find the Lonely One's last victim?
(a) Movie house
(b) Ice house
(c) Ravine
(d) Drug store

2. Where is Father after Tom returns home with Grandfather?
(a) Sitting on the porch
(b) In bed
(c) Looking for Douglas
(d) Lodge meeting

3. What makes Lena furious about the time Leo spent working on the Happiness Machine?
(a) That he ignored her complaints
(b) That he wasted so many days
(c) That he missed his child's special events
(d) The emotional turmoil it caused the family

4. What event helps to resolve the differences between Clara and Elmira?
(a) Fall down the stairs
(b) Illness
(c) Special brew
(d) Election to the president

5. Which of the following characters dies in this section of the novel?
(a) Bill Forester
(b) Elmira
(c) Colonel Freeleigh
(d) Douglas

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes the phone away from Colonel Freeleigh?

2. How does the children's disbelief make Helen feel?

3. What does Mrs. Bentley feel was stolen away by the children not believing that she was once young and pretty?

4. 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?

5. Which of the following adjectives best describe Douglas' reflections on his summer experiences?

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