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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Flick supposed to go instead of "the Game?"
(a) Grocery shopping.
(b) Band practice.
(c) The airport.
(d) A PTA meeting.

2. What kind of candy does Ralph prefer?
(a) JuJu Baby.
(b) Jawbreakers.
(c) Baby Ruth.
(d) Penny candy.

3. What is a tax assessor?
(a) An official who holds auctions.
(b) An official who evaluates tax owed.
(c) An official who collects taxes.
(d) An official who repossesses items.

4. Who is the joke teller in Ralph's family?
(a) Uncle Ben.
(b) The Old Man.
(c) Ralph's brother.
(d) Ralph.

5. What instrument was Ralph playing when it malfunctioned?
(a) The sousaphone.
(b) The saxaphone.
(c) The batons.
(d) The drums.

6. When did Ralph start thinking about the candy store?
(a) When he was waiting at the dentist office.
(b) When he was talking to some kids.
(c) When he was working at his dad's office.
(d) When he was sitting at the bar.

7. What is so special about the contests at the Orpheum?
(a) They give away prizes, food, and cash to people going through the Great Depression.
(b) They entertain a depressed crowd going through the Great Depression.
(c) They make one person a hero, making people happy in the Great Depression.
(d) They make people laugh, which was difficult to do in the Great Depression.

8. Who is Wilbur Duckworth?
(a) A friend of Ralph's father.
(b) A friend of Flick's father.
(c) The owner of a used car lot.
(d) The drum major in Ralph's high school band.

9. Who is Janis?
(a) A bar patron.
(b) A doctor's wife.
(c) Flick's wife.
(d) Ralph's old teacher.

10. What does Kissel's creation eventually do?
(a) Nothing, he couldn't manage to light it.
(b) It lit his shirt on fire.
(c) Tilt the floor of his neighbor's house downward.
(d) Tilt his house's floor downward.

11. What do the two kids drink at Flick's Tavern?
(a) Soda.
(b) Bloody Marys.
(c) Water.
(d) Beer.

12. What color of candy does Ralph prefer?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

13. When is Ralph captivated by words in class?
(a) When Miss Bryfogel tells them class is over.
(b) When Miss Bryfogel reads poetry.
(c) When Miss Bryfogel reads a book.
(d) When Miss Bryfogel reads Ralph's theme aloud.

14. What happens when Ralph's father finds out Ralph retold the sensational joke he heard at his family gathering?
(a) He grounds Ralph.
(b) He puts soap in Ralph's mouth.
(c) He makes Ralph clean the furnace.
(d) He bursts into laughter.

15. How does Ralph feel about Miss Bryfogel?
(a) He cannot stand her.
(b) He does not think about her.
(c) He feels she is too strict as a teacher.
(d) He is madly in love with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a sousaphone?

2. What color is "the Graham?"

3. What makes Ralph shudder when he hears polka music?

4. What is a "capper"?

5. What hit a high-tension electrical wire during the parade?

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