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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, More Alarms at Night.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What wakes up Father at 10.30 pm?
(a) Mother's complaining.
(b) A cat fight.
(c) The boys' victola.
(d) The dog's barking.

3. What do Herman and Thurber slam against the thing coming up the stairs?
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) A tennis racket.
(c) A door.
(d) A plank.

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

5. What did Zenas die from?
(a) The dust bowl.
(b) The chicken storm.
(c) The chestnut blight.
(d) The coconut blight.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Thurber say Old Aunt Melissa Beal can whistle like?

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

4. Who drives a Red Devil?

5. What do the police break down to get into the house?

(see the answer key)

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