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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Ralph work in the summer?
(a) Flick's Tavern.
(b) His father's office.
(c) His father's fireworks stand.
(d) As a paper boy for the town newspaper.

2. What does Ralph think about the book he found in his parents' room?
(a) He likes the book.
(b) He does not understand the words.
(c) He hates the book.
(d) He thinks it is funny.

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

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

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

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

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

8. According to Ralph, what shapes a kid's life and determines his future as an adult?
(a) His family.
(b) The jokes he tells.
(c) Small decisions.
(d) Penny candy.

9. 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.

10. Ralph says that a lot can be learned about a man based on:
(a) The kind of jawbreakers he prefers.
(b) The kind of car he drives.
(c) The kind of penny candy he prefers.
(d) The kind of jokes he tells.

11. Who pays for "the Graham's" damages?
(a) Ralph.
(b) The Old Man.
(c) The lot owner.
(d) Friendly Fred.

12. A family car, a weekly paycheck, and a reputable bowling average are the most important things to:
(a) Midwesterners.
(b) East coasters.
(c) Adults.
(d) Farmers.

13. What is a sousaphone?
(a) A type of vehicle.
(b) A wearable tuba.
(c) A type of whistle.
(d) A telephone.

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

15. Who does Ralph's father complain to about the damages?
(a) Flick.
(b) Friendly Fred's lot.
(c) Ralph.
(d) The Better Business Bureau.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ralph thinks that people from northern Indiana especially enjoy:

2. What is "the Game" according to Flick?

3. Who is Lud Kissel?

4. What theme arises again in Chapter 18?

5. Kissel's creation looked more like a:

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