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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. What is the name of the tavern owner?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Flick.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) Steve.

2. According to Ralph, how many other people join in the 2 a.m. expedition in Chapter 8?
(a) 7,000.
(b) 17.
(c) 1,700.
(d) 17,000.

3. How can kids figure out the secret message on the radio show?
(a) By using a special decoder pin.
(b) By listening to the program every day.
(c) By sending in a postcard.
(d) By knowing a secret language.

4. How did the article's author get to the tavern the first time?
(a) By bus.
(b) By train.
(c) By cab.
(d) By plane.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Cedar Lake is best described as:

2. Ralph describes his date as:

3. What does Ralph's first secret message say?

4. How does Ralph get down?

5. What fascinated Ralph's father in his spare time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Flick's role in the first six chapters of the book?

2. How important was the "major award" to the Old Man?

3. Why did Ralph stop at Flick's Tavern?

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

5. Why was the World's Fair so important to Ralph?

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

7. How is Ralph punished for damaging the family car?

8. Why does Ralph describe auction followers as human vultures?

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

10. Why is Ralph's life changed forever after the jawbreaker incident at Pulaski's store?

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