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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do Ralph and Flick get nervous when they look at cash?
(a) They think they are going to spend it.
(b) They think someone is going to steal it.
(c) They think it is going to disappear.
(d) They think it is going to light on fire.

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

4. What do the two kids drink at Flick's Tavern?
(a) Beer.
(b) Soda.
(c) Water.
(d) Bloody Marys.

5. What does Ralph feel when he watches halftime shows on televised football games?
(a) A desire to play football.
(b) A desire to play in the band.
(c) An old, dull itch.
(d) A dislike for Wilbur's whistle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ralph learn about life, commercialism, and capitalism?

2. Where did adult Ralph spend his most recent Fourth of July?

3. What did Ralph call the summer that his father had a problem with his show?

4. Ralph says the pain of a toothache at 3 a.m. is like:

5. Who is Leopold Doppler?

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