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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ralph's brilliant idea for "the Graham"?
(a) He wants to sell it.
(b) He wants to buy it.
(c) He wants to polish the chrome.
(d) He wants to clean it out.

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

3. What parade did Ralph compete in one year?
(a) The Easter Day parade.
(b) The Christmas Day parade.
(c) The Thanksgiving Day parade.
(d) The Rose Bowl parade.

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

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

6. What does Ralph's mom want him to hide when the tax assessor comes for a visit?
(a) The family car.
(b) The washing machine.
(c) The family radio.
(d) The furnace.

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

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

9. What does Ralph want Flick to make him to drink?
(a) A Bloody Tom.
(b) A Bloody Mary.
(c) A Bloody Charlie.
(d) A Bloody Sandy.

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

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

12. Kissel's creation looked more like a:
(a) Large firework.
(b) Mortar shell.
(c) Time capsule.
(d) Car engine.

13. Why did Ralph's band march into the formation of a hypodermic needle?
(a) To honor Dr. Kildare.
(b) To make people laugh.
(c) To remind fans to get a flu shot.
(d) To honor all doctors.

14. In the Midwest, Ralph says that storytelling revolved around:
(a) The family vehicle.
(b) The family pet.
(c) The family house.
(d) The family joke teller.

15. What goes wrong during one of the summer shows put on by Ralph's father?
(a) He does not have enough lighter fluid.
(b) He does not cook enough food.
(c) He sets the porch on fire.
(d) He sets his own shirt on fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Leopold Doppler?

2. What happens when Ralph retells the joke he heard at his family gathering to another kid?

3. What does the joke teller do at Ralph's family gathering?

4. Who else, besides Ralph, is an outsider looking in during Chapter 24?

5. What made Ralph think about Mr. Kissel while he was in New York?

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