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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the "major award" get broken?
(a) It broke when someone changed the light bulb.
(b) It was knocked over when someone was watering plants.
(c) It fell while being cleaned.
(d) It was dropped while being moved to the front window.

2. Ralph thinks there are several moments in a person's life when:
(a) Everyone has the ability to become an Official Person.
(b) The cosmic searchlight of Truth shines upon them.
(c) The cosmic searchlight of Humor shines upon them.
(d) Everyone is meant to be part of "The Rest of Us."

3. What club does Ralph so badly want to join?
(a) Flick's Tavern Crew.
(b) Grover Dill's Club.
(c) The Red Ryder Rangers.
(d) The Little Orphan Annie Secret Circle.

4. The lady at the Automat had a button that read:
(a) Eat Vegetarian.
(b) Disarm the Army.
(c) Made in the USA.
(d) Disarm the Toy Industry.

5. What color is the light of Truth?
(a) Purple.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ralph get down?

2. What is the name of the store that has the best window decorations during the holidays?

3. What is the last present opened on Christmas Day in Chapter 2?

4. Cedar Lake is best described as:

5. How can kids join the secret club?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Grover Dill tripped Ralph on his way home from school one time?

2. What kind of disappointment did Ralph suffer because of the Little Orphan Annie radio show?

3. What made Ralph think about an old Christmas present he received when he was a child in Chapter 1?

4. Why were the movie night contests so important to the people of Hohman?

5. What do we learn about Ralph by knowing he likes Red Ryder and the Little Orphan Annie radio show?

6. What are the settings in chapters 19 and 20?

7. With what does Ralph struggle most in the story about the book report?

8. Why does Ralph believe that penny candy is such a big deal to a child?

9. Why does Ralph not get into trouble for his book report?

10. Why is it more interesting to hear the story about the Christmas plot to get a BB gun from a child's perspective rather than from the voice of "Adult Ralph"?

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