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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-24, Flick Baits the Hook and Wilbur Duckworth and His Magic Baton.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who ends up being the butt of the joke at the end of Chapter 18?
(a) Casmir.
(b) Uncle Ben.
(c) Ralph.
(d) The Old Man.

2. How do Ralph's parents fight about the "major award"?
(a) They have Ralph choose sides.
(b) They yell at each other.
(c) They each open or close the curtain to show off or hide the "major award."
(d) They stop eating dinner together.

3. Why does Ralph wake up in the middle of the night at times?
(a) He still hears the sound of the Little Orphan Annie radio theme song.
(b) He still hears the sound of the BB gun.
(c) He still hears the sound of the scraping of car damage.
(d) He still hears the sound of Wilbur's whistle.

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

5. Who tells Ralph "Get in there, kid, you're holding up the line"?
(a) The Treasure Island worker.
(b) His parents.
(c) The Magic Mountain attendant.
(d) The World's Fair police.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a sousaphone?

2. How does Ralph describe "the rest of us?"

3. What teacher makes the class write a theme on Christmas in Chapter 2?

4. Who was the childhood hero displayed in a full-color ad in the back of a magazine in Chapter 2?

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

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