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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 does Thurber say it is almost necessary to throw around?
(a) Water.
(b) Sweets.
(c) Books.
(d) Furniture.

2. What is the only car Thurber says he is interested in?
(a) The Haddock.
(b) The Red Devil.
(c) The Sky Blue.
(d) The Hammer.

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

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

5. What does Mallory confuse with the sound of rushing waters?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Rolling skates.
(c) Drums.
(d) A child's scream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the town's doctor?

2. Who drives a Red Devil?

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

4. What do the family use to knock the grandfather unconscious?

5. What do the Columbus believe has broken?

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