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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Day the Dam Broke.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Briggs Breal related to Thurber?
(a) His second cousin.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His first cousin.
(d) His nephew.

2. What do the family use to knock the grandfather unconscious?
(a) A brick.
(b) An axe handle.
(c) A rock.
(d) An ironing board.

3. How does Thurber describe the stairs leading to the attic?
(a) Narrow and twisting.
(b) Spiralling and scary.
(c) Wide and epic.
(d) Cold and dark.

4. What is Briggs afraid will happen to him if he falls asleep?
(a) He will have a nightmare.
(b) He will have a heart attack.
(c) Someone will climb into his bed.
(d) He will stop breathing.

5. Who try to calm the fleeing residents?
(a) The army.
(b) The shop keepers.
(c) The local government.
(d) The ecologists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does grandfather think is invading Columbus?

2. Why does Goerge dress up as Zenas?

3. What does Thurber say his grandmother and mother fear?

4. What does Roy put under the car to simulate catastrophe?

5. What kind of car do the family own?

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