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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 fell on Thurber's father?
(a) A bowling ball.
(b) A brick.
(c) A book.
(d) A bed.

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 does the grandfather say is run by a passel of blockheads?
(a) The federal union.
(b) The army.
(c) The government.
(d) The university.

4. Who drives a Red Devil?
(a) Ladybird Larry.
(b) Get Ready Man.
(c) Finish Fish Man.
(d) Lazy Boy.

5. Why did Thurber's father decide to sleep in the attic?
(a) So he could think.
(b) So he could get away from his wife.
(c) So he could watch the stars.
(d) So he could read.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of grandfather's dead brother?

2. Why do people take time to start their cars as they try to escape?

3. Why does Thurber's mother oppose the idea of Turber's father sleeping in the attic?

4. Why do the family have to push start the car?

5. How do the locals get the grandfather out of the town?

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