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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In what year does this novel begin?
(a) 1928
(b) 1940
(c) 1950
(d) 1910
2. Who witnessed the event where the Green Machine ran over the someone?
(a) Frank
(b) Tom
(c) Colonel Freeleigh
(d) Douglas
3. Where is Father after Tom returns home with Grandfather?
(a) In bed
(b) Looking for Douglas
(c) Sitting on the porch
(d) Lodge meeting
4. Which of the following terms is an antonym for the term jubilant?
(a) Delighted
(b) Triumphant
(c) Euphoric
(d) Disappointed
5. What happens when Leo tries the machine himself?
(a) It reduces him to tears
(b) It works perfectly
(c) It catches on fire
(d) It explodes
6. How old was Helen in the picture that she shows to the children?
(a) 10
(b) 18
(c) 7
(d) 25
7. What does Douglas suggest he and Tom own together?
(a) Green Machine
(b) Gold mine
(c) Ice cream shop
(d) Happiness Machine
8. What makes Lena furious about the time Leo spent working on the Happiness Machine?
(a) That he wasted so many days
(b) That he missed his child's special events
(c) The emotional turmoil it caused the family
(d) That he ignored her complaints
9. Which of the following characters first tried the machine after Leo announced it was finished?
(a) Douglas
(b) Lena
(c) Tom
(d) Saul
10. What does mother call the specter of death?
(a) Odin
(b) Lonely One
(c) Grim
(d) Grim Reaper
11. What does Mother send Tom to purchase?
(a) Cigars
(b) Iron
(c) Iced tea
(d) Ice cream
12. How are the children taken back in time?
(a) Through joined belief
(b) Through pictures
(c) Through stories
(d) Through hypnosis
13. Where does Douglas go while Grandfather takes Tom home?
(a) Friends house
(b) Leo's house
(c) Ravine
(d) Movie house
14. What does Douglas find contentment in on Grandfather's porch?
(a) Brother's love
(b) Adults' presence and chatter
(c) Catching lightning bugs
(d) Sounds of the crickets
15. What is the dandelion wine used for during the winter?
(a) To trade for other supplies
(b) Cure for the winter blues
(c) Christmas presents
(d) Medication
Short Answer Questions
1. What do Leo and Lena argue about?
2. What does the time machine turn out to be?
3. How much more money does Douglas need to buy the new sneakers himself?
4. What happens to Leo after he enters the kitchen and announces he finished the plans for the Happiness Machine?
5. What does Douglas' father speak about the wonders of?
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