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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. Who does Thurber wake up to tell about the burglar?
(a) Rex.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Herman.
(d) Father.

2. What do the police find in the house?
(a) Broken plates.
(b) A ghost.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A dead body.

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

4. What is the title of this chapter?
(a) The Night the Ghost Got In.
(b) Good Night Lovely.
(c) The Rocking Chair.
(d) The Day the Dam Broke.

5. What does Thurber say the ghost causes?
(a) A peerless anger.
(b) A hullabaloo of misunderstanding.
(c) A jovial atmosphere.
(d) A cacophony of love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thurber say his mother enjoys?

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

3. Who does grandfather think is invading Columbus?

4. Who does Grandfather think the police are?

5. What does Thurber have to talk Mother out of doing?

(see the answer key)

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