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

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

5. Ralph says the pain of a toothache at 3 a.m. is like:
(a) Standing at the door of a closed dentist office.
(b) Standing on a baseball field without a glove.
(c) Standing at the gates of hell itself.
(d) Standing at the candy store without money.

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

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

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

9. What color is "the Graham?"
(a) Midnight blue.
(b) Pale blue.
(c) Dark green.
(d) Brown.

10. What does Ralph's father do to cap off his crowd-pleasing summer show?
(a) A powerful use of Roman candles.
(b) He uses extra pinwheels.
(c) He lights the BBQ on fire.
(d) He sets off a Dago bomb.

11. What does Ralph learn about the contests at the Orpheum?
(a) Nothing in life is free.
(b) Contests are a horrible idea.
(c) Women of the Great Depression like free stuff.
(d) Contests are a great idea.

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

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

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

15. Ralph has a theory that a joke teller:
(a) Tells only dirty jokes.
(b) Exists in every family.
(c) Gets kids into trouble.
(d) Has a horrible sense of humor.