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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-26, I Relate the Strange Tale of the Human Hypodermic Needle and Miss Bryfogel and the Frightening Case of the Speckle-Throated Cuckold.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Wilbur Duckworth?
(a) A friend of Ralph's father.
(b) The owner of a used car lot.
(c) The drum major in Ralph's high school band.
(d) A friend of Flick's father.

2. While Ralph continues to celebrate conquering the bully, this person reminds him of a time when he was not as ferocious.
(a) The Old Man.
(b) Flick.
(c) His brother.
(d) Schwartz.

3. What is the theme in Chapters 3 and 4?
(a) Coming of age.
(b) Outsider looking in.
(c) Young Ralph versus old Ralph.
(d) Parents versus children.

4. What happens when Ralph retells the joke he heard at his family gathering to another kid?
(a) They laugh heartily.
(b) They start making up other jokes.
(c) They do not get the joke.
(d) They start fighting.

5. How did the article's author get to the tavern the first time?
(a) By train.
(b) By plane.
(c) By cab.
(d) By bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did adult Ralph spend his most recent Fourth of July?

2. Who is Sandy?

3. What was the magazine of choice for young boys during Ralph and Flick's childhood?

4. What does Ralph's first secret message say?

5. Where was the World's Fair held the year Ralph went as a child?

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