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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-20, We Have Two Small Visitors and Old Man Pulaski and the Infamous Jaw-Breaker Blackmail Caper.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Asp?
(a) The narrator of a radio show.
(b) A bug.
(c) A mysterious character on a radio show.
(d) The name of the neighbor's dog.

2. What makes Ralph smile near the end of the expedition in Chapter 8?
(a) The pretty girls at the lake.
(b) The adults drinking beer and telling dirty jokes.
(c) Going to sleep after a long trip.
(d) Cleaning fish.

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

4. Ralph says that a lot can be learned about a man based on:
(a) The kind of jokes he tells.
(b) The kind of penny candy he prefers.
(c) The kind of car he drives.
(d) The kind of jawbreakers he prefers.

5. Ralph has a theory that a joke teller:
(a) Tells only dirty jokes.
(b) Gets kids into trouble.
(c) Has a horrible sense of humor.
(d) Exists in every family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What theme arises again in Chapter 18?

2. How would Ralph describe Grover Dill as a child?

3. What is the relationship between Ralph and Flick?

4. How does Ralph get down?

5. What happens when Ralph retells the joke he heard at his family gathering to another kid?

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