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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following are the major themes of this section?
(a) Death and fear
(b) Relief and happiness
(c) Life and death
(d) Perseverence and friendship

2. How does Tom feel as he and his mother approach the ravine?
(a) Vulnerable
(b) Calm
(c) Worried
(d) Afraid

3. Where do many of the women work and chat on the summer nights?
(a) Forest
(b) Porches
(c) Kitchens
(d) Meadows

4. How old was Helen in the picture that she shows to the children?
(a) 7
(b) 10
(c) 25
(d) 18

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

6. What season is it as the novel opens?
(a) Summer
(b) Winter
(c) Spring
(d) Fall

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

8. What did Douglas want his father to buy him after they went to a movie?
(a) Ice cream cone
(b) Candy
(c) Sneakers
(d) Jeans

9. What does Helen Bentley purchase for a group of children?
(a) Rugs
(b) Candy
(c) Sneakers
(d) Ice cream

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

11. Where does Tridden tell the boys the trolley used to ride for summer picnics?
(a) Lake
(b) Forest
(c) Library
(d) Bandstand

12. What does Leo have a difficult time resolving the dynamics between?
(a) Night and day
(b) Man and machine
(c) Man and Woman
(d) Nature and Man

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

14. What habit of Tom's gives Douglas an idea?
(a) Gathering dandelions
(b) Running through the meadow
(c) Keeping statistics
(d) Collecting rainwater

15. What is the dandelion wine used for during the winter?
(a) To trade for other supplies
(b) Medication
(c) Cure for the winter blues
(d) Christmas presents

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mr. Bentley compare items from the past as?

2. What rite does Douglas perform on the third day of summer?

3. Who witnessed the event where the Green Machine ran over the someone?

4. Which category of his summer did Douglas decide remounting the porch swing with his grandfather fell into?

5. Which of the following is not something Leo Auffmann is known for?

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