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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. Why do the family have to push start the car?
(a) It has no engine.
(b) It is beyond cranking.
(c) It can't make it up hills.
(d) It runs out of petrol.

2. What is Aunt Sarah afraid will happen if she falls asleep?
(a) She will have a stroke.
(b) A rat will eat her.
(c) She will cease breathing.
(d) A burglar will come into the house.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car do the family own?

2. What fell on Thurber's father?

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

4. What does Aunt Sarah think the burglar will blow into her room?

5. Why did Thurber's father decide to sleep in the attic?

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