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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Once upon aTime, on a Sunday.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the children at the school react to him?
(a) They turn their backs on him and make mean gestures.
(b) They laugh and giggle at him.
(c) They overwhelm him with questions about Manchuria.
(d) They greet him like he is a hero.

2. Who do the mother and father follow?
(a) The conductor.
(b) An old couple.
(c) The policeman.
(d) The ticket clerk.

3. What does the teacher tell the boy about how his father would react to the field trip?
(a) He would have thought the trip was extremely valuable.
(b) He would have thought it was a waste of time.
(c) He wouldn't have approved.
(d) He would have wished that he could be there, too.

4. Where does the mother wait for the father?
(a) On the train.
(b) In town.
(c) Inside the station house.
(d) Outside the station house.

5. Why don't they wait for the next train?
(a) They are anxious to get to their destination.
(b) They don't know if it will come, and they need to leave the town.
(c) They think it would be quicker to take a bus.
(d) They are worried about who might be on that train.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the boy get to school?

2. What position do the classmates think the boy should take over?

3. How old is the author in 1933?

4. What does the father tell his friends to have?

5. What is the train compartment like?

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