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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Was the final capper planned for the parade?
(a) There was no capper.
(b) No one knows for sure.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

2. Why do young kids go to Pulaski's store?
(a) To buy baseball cards.
(b) To buy gum.
(c) To buy sodas.
(d) To buy penny candy.

3. To whom does Ralph repeat the sensational joke he heard at the family gathering?
(a) Flick.
(b) Casmir.
(c) His brother.
(d) Schwartz.

4. What's the first purchase a kid usually makes in life?
(a) Sodas.
(b) Baseball cards.
(c) Bicycles.
(d) Candy.

5. Who is Leopold Doppler?
(a) The owner of a drive-in movie theater.
(b) The owner of a New England motel.
(c) The owner of the town mill.
(d) The owner of the Orpheum movie theater.

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

7. Someone who spends their Saturdays looking for a good deal is called:
(a) A friendly fella.
(b) A bargain hunter.
(c) A used-car nut.
(d) The Old Man.

8. Why do Ralph and Flick get nervous when they look at cash?
(a) They think it is going to disappear.
(b) They think they are going to spend it.
(c) They think someone is going to steal it.
(d) They think it is going to light on fire.

9. 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.

10. What did Ralph call the summer that his father had a problem with his show?
(a) The year the pinwheel struck back.
(b) The year the furnace struck back.
(c) The year the BBQ struck back.
(d) The year the Roman candle struck back.

11. Who is Miss Bryfogel?
(a) Ralph's sixth-grade English teacher.
(b) Ralph's sixth-grade Social Studies teacher.
(c) Ralph's high school Social Studies teacher.
(d) Ralph's high school English teacher.

12. What theme arises again in Chapter 18?
(a) Parents versus children.
(b) Redemption.
(c) Outsider looking in.
(d) The mighty always fall.

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

14. What was Ralph's punishment for damaging "the Graham"?
(a) He had to clean the house.
(b) He had to wash the car.
(c) Loads of guilt.
(d) He was not punished.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ralph's father bring home each year from the summer job?

2. In the Midwest, Ralph says that storytelling revolved around:

3. How does Miss Bryfogel force Ralph to tell the truth about the book?

4. What parade did Ralph compete in one year?

5. What kind of candy does Ralph prefer?

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