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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. What part of Columbus is beyond danger?
(a) The East Side.
(b) The South Side.
(c) The North Side.
(d) The West Side.

2. What is the title of this chapter?
(a) Good Night Lovely.
(b) The Day the Dam Broke.
(c) The Rocking Chair.
(d) The Night the Ghost Got In.

3. What is the name of the town's doctor?
(a) Mallory.
(b) Herbert.
(c) George.
(d) Yankov.

4. Where does Thurber say he grew up as a boy?
(a) Charlottesville.
(b) Columbus.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dresses up as Zenas in this section?

2. Who try to calm the fleeing residents?

3. What fell on Thurber's father?

4. What does Mallory confuse with the sound of rushing waters?

5. What war was Zenas trying to avoid?

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