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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Night the Ghost Got In.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't Mother use the phone?
(a) It is downstairs.
(b) They need change.
(c) They forgot to pay the phone bill.
(d) Someone has cut the line.

2. Who do the police hear in the attic?
(a) The ghost.
(b) Father.
(c) The burglar.
(d) Grandfather.

3. What does Aunt Sarah think the burglar will blow into her room?
(a) Cigar smoke.
(b) Mephane.
(c) Chloroform.
(d) Helium.

4. What does Herman sometimes do in his sleep?
(a) Gurgle.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Hiccup.
(d) Sing.

5. Who does Mother want to call when she hears the noise?
(a) The police.
(b) The fire brigade.
(c) The ghostbusters.
(d) The reverend.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do Herman and Thurber slam against the thing coming up the stairs?

4. What is the only thing Thurber is wearing when the police arrive?

5. Where in the house does Thurber hear someone walking around?

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