In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Jean Shepherd
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 158 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Jean Shepherd
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 158 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 old was Ralph when he had his first "searchlight" moment?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

2. What does Ralph call Flick's jukebox?
(a) Loud.
(b) Pop Art.
(c) Classic.
(d) Guady.

3. How does Ralph's mother find Ralph during his incident with Grover Dill?
(a) Ralph's friend Flick got his mom.
(b) Ralph's teacher got his mom.
(c) Ralph's brother got his mom.
(d) Ralph's friend Schwartz got his mom.

4. What is the Asp?
(a) The narrator of a radio show.
(b) A bug.
(c) The name of the neighbor's dog.
(d) A mysterious character on a radio show.

5. Who tells Ralph "Get in there, kid, you're holding up the line"?
(a) The Magic Mountain attendant.
(b) His parents.
(c) The World's Fair police.
(d) The Treasure Island worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Ralph on a blind date?

2. How does everyone travel during the blind date?

3. As what does Ralph use the "Get in there, kid, you're holding up the line" comment?

4. What resides inside every male child, according to Ralph?

5. Where are male children trapped, according to Ralph?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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"?

2. Why does Ralph become the real butt of the joke instead of getting in trouble for retelling the dirty joke?

3. How does Ralph's mother react to the fight?

4. Why does Ralph go looking for a book in his parents' room?

5. Why didn't Ralph's parents both share the same feelings about the "major award"?

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

7. Why is Ralph's encounter with the woman at the Automat so important to the story?

8. Ralph is told he will "shoot his eye out" by his mother, his teacher, and Santa. Explain why each is so devastating to his plans.

9. What have we learned about Ralph and his desires in the first eight chapters?

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

(see the answer keys)

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