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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 Gertie Straub pretend she is doing when she comes home drunk one night?
(a) Hoovering.
(b) Singing.
(c) Dusting.
(d) Washing clothes.

2. What problems does Mugs have shortly before his death?
(a) He starts seeing things.
(b) He goes death.
(c) He starts hearing voices.
(d) He goes blind.

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

4. How does Edda Millmoss destroy father's dinner?
(a) She goes into labor.
(b) She runs away.
(c) She tries to kiss him.
(d) She burns the house.

5. What kind of car do the family own?
(a) A cadillac.
(b) A station wagon.
(c) An REO.
(d) A mini.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal does Muggs refuse to kill?

2. What does Roy put under the car to simulate catastrophe?

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

4. What is the only thing Thurber is wearing when the police arrive?

5. What does Mother insist on talking about the next morning?

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