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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. Who is Sandy?
(a) The radio show narrator.
(b) Flick's dog.
(c) Annie's faithful companion.
(d) Ralph's younger sibling.

2. What does Ralph think was in the cheek of one of the kids at the bar?
(a) A piece of gum.
(b) A JuJu Baby.
(c) A jawbreaker.
(d) A root beer barrel.

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

4. What theme arises again in Chapter 18?
(a) Parents versus children.
(b) Outsider looking in.
(c) Redemption.
(d) The mighty always fall.

5. What was the magazine of choice for young boys during Ralph and Flick's childhood?
(a) Boy Scouts of America magazine.
(b) Redbook magazine.
(c) Open Road for Boys.
(d) Time magazine.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Ralph first consider himself a man?

2. What is a crappie?

3. What did Grover Dill do to make Ralph's lip bleed?

4. What does Ralph's father do to cap off his crowd-pleasing summer show?

5. What major event is going on in the United States during the main character's childhood?

(see the answer key)

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