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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16, Flick Displays a Petty Jealous Streak and Ludlow Kissel and the Dago Bomb that Struck Back.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who told the author his dream present was a bad idea because it would harm him?
(a) His father, his mother, and his brother.
(b) His mother, his teacher, and Santa.
(c) His mother, his teacher, and his best friend.
(d) His teacher, his principal, and his neighbor.

2. What Christmas present does the main character want more than anything during his childhood?
(a) Official Red Ryder cowboy hat.
(b) Official Red Ryder air rifle.
(c) Official Red Ryder wagon.
(d) Official Red Ryder lasso.

3. How does Ralph's mother feel about the "major award"?
(a) She does not like it.
(b) She likes it.
(c) She wants to sell it for cash.
(d) She wants to show it off to the neighbors.

4. Ralph thinks there are several moments in a person's life when:
(a) Everyone has the ability to become an Official Person.
(b) The cosmic searchlight of Truth shines upon them.
(c) The cosmic searchlight of Humor shines upon them.
(d) Everyone is meant to be part of "The Rest of Us."

5. How is Ralph's date behaving?
(a) She is shy.
(b) She talks incessantly.
(c) She is not saying anything.
(d) She is laughing at all of Ralph's jokes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ralph describes his date as:

2. Where are male children trapped, according to Ralph?

3. How does Ralph behave on the blind date?

4. What goes wrong during one of the summer shows put on by Ralph's father?

5. One year, Lud Kissel produced:

(see the answer key)

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