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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ralph think is being built with Lincoln Logs?
(a) Fort Bragg.
(b) Treasure Island.
(c) Magic Mountain.
(d) Fort Sheridan.

2. Because of the Great Depression, people are in need of:
(a) Good advice.
(b) Mentors.
(c) More time to go fishing.
(d) Free entertainment.

3. What did Ralph's mom hear when she found him during the incident with Grover Dill?
(a) Ralph was spitting like a camel.
(b) Ralph was cussing like a sailor.
(c) Ralph was crying out in pain.
(d) Ralph was howling like a dog.

4. As what does Ralph use the "Get in there, kid, you're holding up the line" comment?
(a) It is his way of beginning a story.
(b) It is his way of making friends.
(c) It is his new mantra about life.
(d) It is his motivation to find a way out.

5. How would Ralph describe Grover Dill as a child?
(a) A drop-out.
(b) A bully.
(c) An intelligent student.
(d) An athlete.

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

7. How is Ralph's date behaving?
(a) She is not saying anything.
(b) She is laughing at all of Ralph's jokes.
(c) She talks incessantly.
(d) She is shy.

8. What does Ralph claim to be several stories high at the fair?
(a) Treasure Island.
(b) Magic Mountain.
(c) The toy display.
(d) The candy display.

9. Where are male children trapped, according to Ralph?
(a) In the "Tasmanian Jungle."
(b) In the "squirming world of adolescence."
(c) In "Magic Mountain."
(d) In the "impenetrable fetid jungle of kidhood."

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

11. What color is the light of Truth?
(a) White.
(b) Purple.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

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

13. Who sings what he considers to be "the greatest theme song of all time"?
(a) Little Orphan Annie.
(b) Flick.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) Ralph.

14. Who is the author of the article titled "The Return of the Native to the Indiana Mill Town"?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Flick.
(c) Grover Dill.
(d) Miss Bryfogel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "special kid thing" at the World's Fair?

2. What holiday does the author reflect most on during that first day in Hohman?

3. The lady at the Automat had a button that read:

4. How does Ralph get down?

5. What is the relationship between Ralph and Flick?

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