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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Car We Had to Push.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of grandfather's dead brother?
(a) Kevin.
(b) Dipper.
(c) Zenas.
(d) Morpheus.

2. What did Zenas die from?
(a) The dust bowl.
(b) The chicken storm.
(c) The coconut blight.
(d) The chestnut blight.

3. Why does Aunt Melissa think she is destined to die on South High Street?
(a) She was born there.
(b) She had a car accident there.
(c) She saw a dead body there.
(d) She had a stroke there.

4. What does Roy put under the car to simulate catastrophe?
(a) Kitchen utensils.
(b) Milk bottles.
(c) Books.
(d) Plates.

5. What war was Zenas trying to avoid?
(a) The Boer War.
(b) World War One
(c) The Civil War.
(d) The War of Independence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Briggs afraid will happen to him if he falls asleep?

2. What does Herman sometimes do in his sleep?

3. What is the only car Thurber says he is interested in?

4. Which member of the Thurber family usually sleeps in the attic?

5. What kind of car do the family own?

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