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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 does Randolf hang in "Randolf's Party"?
(a) Mizzle soe.
(b) Mistletoe.
(c) Mondleboe.
(d) Muzzle toe.

2. How many teeth does Sir say she's lost in "At the Denis"?
(a) Forty-nine.
(b) Eighty-three.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Sixteen.

3. Whose name is listed last in the famous five poem?
(a) Carl.
(b) John.
(c) Craig.
(d) Jacob.

4. Over breakfast Dave would say, "I am partly Dave", which would unnerve who?
(a) Mary.
(b) Sally.
(c) Betty.
(d) Sarah.

5. The famous five tell the person getting off the train, "We're the famous fire by _____ Bladder."
(a) Gonwood.
(b) Gruddly.
(c) Grooley.
(d) Greenod.

Short Answer Questions

1. Randolf says, "I can't understan this being so _____ on the one day of the year."

2. What is Frank's father's name in "No Flies on Frank"?

3. Dave has the gift of the what?

4. What is Frank's brother's name in "No Flies on Frank"?

5. How does Lennon write the word "gazing" in the famous five story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare the characters of Eric Hearble and Frank. How are these characters similar? How do they differ?

2. Describe the character of Frank in "No Flies on Frank."

3. Describe the plot of the story "The Wrestling Dog."

4. Discuss the use of language in "Randolf's Party" and "The Wrestling Dog." How does Lennon use portmanteau in each?

5. What did Paul McCartney say of the collection in the Introduction of the book?

6. Where do the flies arrive in "No Flies on Frank"? What does Frank do about them?

7. What is the most notable feature of John Lennon's writing in this collection?

8. What does the dentist tell the woman about the state of her teeth in "At the Denis"? What does this prompt her to do?

9. Describe the word "macabre", and explain how this applies to "Good Dog Nigel" and "No Flies on Frank."

10. What is the setting of "Randolf's Party"? What imagery is described?

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