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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. What does Thurber have to talk Mother out of doing?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Breaking another window.
(c) Jumping from the window.
(d) Going downstairs.

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

3. Where in the house does Thurber hear someone walking around?
(a) The sitting room.
(b) The dining room.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The bathroom.

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

5. What item of his mother's clothes does Thurber put on before he speaks to the police?
(a) Her blouse.
(b) Her sweater.
(c) Her dressing gown.
(d) Her bra.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Thurber think is downstairs?

3. What word causes panic among the 2,000 people?

4. What does Roy say must have happened to his father?

5. Who does Thurber wake up to ask about New Jersey towns?

(see the answer key)

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