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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Dog that Bit People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Father do at 9.30pm?
(a) Goes to bed.
(b) Goes for a swim.
(c) Goes to a bar.
(d) Goes for a walk.

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

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

4. What does Briggs like to keep by the side of his bed?
(a) A glass of brandy.
(b) A shot of insulin.
(c) Codeine tablets.
(d) A glass of camphor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Robertson think the cricket in the basement is watching?

2. What two people are part of Vashti's love triangle?

3. Why did Thurber's father decide to sleep in the attic?

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

5. Why do the family have to push start the car?

(see the answer key)

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