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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. Why does Kramer fear being hypnotized?
(a) Because she was once take advantge of under hypnosis.
(b) Because she saw her mother have a bad experience.
(c) Because her father was brainwashed.
(d) Because she is susceptible to it.

2. Who does Dora Gedd injure in her bedroom?
(a) Rex.
(b) Her lover.
(c) Father.
(d) Her brother.

3. What destroys the REO?
(a) A fork of lightning.
(b) A lion.
(c) Another car.
(d) A machine gun.

4. What is the name of the town Thurber struggles to recall?
(a) Regal Line.
(b) Perth Amboy.
(c) Teeming Springs.
(d) Kingston.

5. How does Thurber describe the stairs leading to the attic?
(a) Spiralling and scary.
(b) Narrow and twisting.
(c) Cold and dark.
(d) Wide and epic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the family use to knock the grandfather unconscious?

2. What does Thurber say it is almost necessary to throw around?

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

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

5. What does the grandfather say is run by a passel of blockheads?

(see the answer key)

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