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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dominick wishes his father was television's _______________ and daydreams about other fathers who treat their sons well.
(a) Blue Man.
(b) Howdy Doody.
(c) Sky King.
(d) Lone Ranger.

2. What did the United States citizens fear most about the Soviet Union during the 1950s?
(a) Invasion.
(b) Better economy.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Nuclear attack.

3. Ma accepts her diagnosis as one which is ____________, even if it means that she will die a painful death.
(a) A relief.
(b) Unfair.
(c) Needed.
(d) God's will.

4. Who is the person that destroys the typewriter in a fit of rage at Ma during the past?
(a) Dominick.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Dessa.
(d) Ray.

5. What is the profession of Ralph Drinkwater at the Hatch Center, according to descriptions in the story?
(a) Researcher.
(b) Custodian.
(c) Student.
(d) Principle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the twin who cried so hard about the flying monkeys in "The Wizard of Oz" according to the story?

2. Who says he/she is sorry for Dominick's troubles in his life, as he/she has heard too many stories?

3. Thomas believes himself to be ___________ upon whom a new order can be built as the result of the apocalypse.

4. Who is complaining of the notoriety which is being forced upon them because of the anti-war act?

5. Who decides to sit with Thomas after his scary incident, even though it means this other person can't do anything?

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