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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 was on hand to help celebrate the "major award"?
(a) Just the Parkers.
(b) Extended family members.
(c) Ralph's schoolmates.
(d) Friends and neighbors.

2. Most people were ___ during the Great Depression?
(a) Happy.
(b) Unemployed.
(c) Healthy.
(d) Overworked.

3. What were Ralph and his brother doing when Grover Dill came out of nowhere during their childhood?
(a) Playing baseball.
(b) Playing football.
(c) Playing soccer.
(d) Playing kick the can.

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

5. Who was the childhood hero displayed in a full-color ad in the back of a magazine in Chapter 2?
(a) Davy Crockett.
(b) John Wayne.
(c) Black Bart.
(d) Red Ryder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What theme arises again in Chapter 18?

2. Ralph says the pain of a toothache at 3 a.m. is like:

3. Who is the author of the article titled "The Return of the Native to the Indiana Mill Town"?

4. How did Ralph's father win the "major award"?

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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