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

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

3. Which member of the Thurber family usually sleeps in the attic?
(a) Peter.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) James.

4. What kind of dog is Rex?
(a) A labordor.
(b) A golden retriever.
(c) A cocker spaniel.
(d) A bull terrior.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Herman sometimes do in his sleep?

2. Who drives a Red Devil?

3. What does the grandfather say is run by a passel of blockheads?

4. How does Thurber describe the stairs leading to the attic?

5. What does Grandfather say he recommended over the REO?

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