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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does mother call the specter of death?
(a) Odin
(b) Grim
(c) Lonely One
(d) Grim Reaper
2. Why does Mother grow anxious when Tom returns from the store?
(a) Father is not home yet
(b) Douglas is not home yet
(c) The Lonely One is around
(d) She believes she forgot to unplug the iron
3. How does Lena feel about the idea of the Happiness Machine?
(a) Surprised
(b) Excited
(c) Relieved
(d) Displeased
4. What makes Lena furious about the time Leo spent working on the Happiness Machine?
(a) That he missed his child's special events
(b) That he ignored her complaints
(c) The emotional turmoil it caused the family
(d) That he wasted so many days
5. What summer first does Grandfather look forward to and relish?
(a) Waking to the sound of a lawn mower
(b) Big family breakfasts
(c) Making dandelion wine
(d) The smell of flowers and the sounds of birds
6. Which of the following terms is an antonym for the term jubilant?
(a) Euphoric
(b) Triumphant
(c) Disappointed
(d) Delighted
7. How many parts does Douglas decide to keep track of his summer in?
(a) 5
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 1
8. Which of the following words would Douglas use to describe Green Town?
(a) Magical
(b) Unpredictable
(c) Surprising
(d) Routine
9. How are the children taken back in time?
(a) Through stories
(b) Through pictures
(c) Through hypnosis
(d) Through joined belief
10. What does Mrs. Bentley feel was stolen away by the children not believing that she was once young and pretty?
(a) Her childhood
(b) Her posessions
(c) Her memories
(d) Her life
11. What does Lena make sure is happening before she sends for the fire department?
(a) Leo is safe
(b) The machine is burning well
(c) A hose is nearby
(d) Saul and Leo are far from the machine
12. What color is associated with the trolley?
(a) Red
(b) Orange
(c) Green
(d) Blue
13. Which of the following characters first tried the machine after Leo announced it was finished?
(a) Lena
(b) Douglas
(c) Tom
(d) Saul
14. How fast does the Green machine travel?
(a) 5 mph
(b) 30 mph
(c) 15 mph
(d) 20 mph
15. What are jackstones?
(a) Toys
(b) Balls
(c) Rocks
(d) Beads
Short Answer Questions
1. How often does Douglas spend the night with his grandparents?
2. What does Leo have a difficult time resolving the dynamics between?
3. How does the children's disbelief make Helen feel?
4. Which of the following did Lena not see when she was in the Happiness Machine?
5. What happens to Leo after he enters the kitchen and announces he finished the plans for the Happiness Machine?
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