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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who else, besides Ralph, is an outsider looking in during Chapter 24?
(a) Flick.
(b) Duckworth.
(c) The entire school band.
(d) The parade crowd.

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

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

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

6. How does Miss Bryfogel force Ralph to tell the truth about the book?
(a) She threatens to fail him in the class.
(b) She threatens to send a note home to his mom.
(c) She threatens to send him to detention.
(d) She threatens to make him read the entire book.

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

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

9. Pulaski was not in a charitable mood one time when Ralph went to buy candy. What did he make Ralph do?
(a) Stand in line longer than usual.
(b) Buy one red jawbreaker for every black jawbreaker.
(c) Give some of his candy to his little brother.
(d) Buy gum with every jawbreaker.

10. Ralph thinks that people from northern Indiana especially enjoy:
(a) Explosive devices.
(b) The holidays.
(c) High school football.
(d) Family picnics.

11. What does Flick accuse Ralph of having when they are speaking about the drink Ralph wants?
(a) A positive attitude.
(b) A sense of humor.
(c) A dirty mind.
(d) A sense of adventure.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which family in the neighborhood has to auction all of their personal property?

2. What does Ralph learn about the contests at the Orpheum?

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

4. What does Ralph think about the book he found in his parents' room?

5. What's the first purchase a kid usually makes in life?

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