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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, University Days.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the residents worried will happen to them if they stay in Columbo?
(a) They will be electrocuted.
(b) They will drown.
(c) They be drafted.
(d) They will be shot.

2. Why did Thurber's father decide to sleep in the attic?
(a) So he could read.
(b) So he could watch the stars.
(c) So he could think.
(d) So he could get away from his wife.

3. What does Mallory confuse with the sound of rushing waters?
(a) Rolling skates.
(b) A child's scream.
(c) Drums.
(d) Laughter.

4. What does Vashti have a gift for?
(a) Healing children.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Finding lost objects.
(d) Taming animals.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Turber's family believe it is dangerous to use during storms?

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

3. What is the title of this chapter?

4. Who does Thurber's instructor shiver all over like?

5. In which film did Barrymore play a Russian monk?

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