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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Douglas record his time traveling encounter?
(a) Diary
(b) No where
(c) Scrapbook
(d) Tablet

2. What did Mr. Bentley compare items from the past as?
(a) Toys
(b) Magic tricks
(c) Treasures
(d) Momentos

3. Who does Douglas go hiking with?
(a) Tom
(b) Frank
(c) Clara
(d) John

4. What does Douglas' father speak about the wonders of?
(a) Nature
(b) Animals
(c) Death
(d) Life

5. Why does Douglas' sense of excitement become lackluster when he is with his friends?
(a) He cannot keep up with them
(b) He likes their shoes more than his own
(c) No one tlaks to him
(d) They make fun of his shoes

6. What emotion does Douglas feel once John leaves?
(a) Humor
(b) Sadness
(c) Rage
(d) Surprise

7. How fast does the Green machine travel?
(a) 30 mph
(b) 5 mph
(c) 15 mph
(d) 20 mph

8. What does the time machine turn out to be?
(a) A cardboard box
(b) An elderly person
(c) A library
(d) A movie theater

9. What does Douglas find contentment in on Grandfather's porch?
(a) Sounds of the crickets
(b) Adults' presence and chatter
(c) Brother's love
(d) Catching lightning bugs

10. What does the Happiness Machine actually result in?
(a) Relief
(b) Happiness
(c) Longing
(d) Conflict

11. What surprise does John have for Douglas?
(a) His father is dying
(b) He no longer wants to be Douglas's friend
(c) He is moving
(d) He is getting married

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

13. What color is associated with the trolley?
(a) Orange
(b) Red
(c) Green
(d) Blue

14. Which of the following characters did the Green Machine run over?
(a) Douglas
(b) Tom
(c) Quartermain
(d) Freeleigh

15. Where do Miss Fern and Miss Roberta hide?
(a) Attic
(b) Church
(c) Porch
(d) Basement

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Frank related to Miss Fern and Miss Roberta?

2. Which of the following doesn't Helen show to the children?

3. How often does Douglas spend the night with his grandparents?

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

5. What does mother call the specter of death?

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