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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 does Mrs. Robertson think the cricket in the basement is watching?
(a) The devil.
(b) Death.
(c) Jesus.
(d) God.

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

3. What is the only car Thurber says he is interested in?
(a) The Sky Blue.
(b) The Red Devil.
(c) The Hammer.
(d) The Haddock.

4. What is Briggs afraid will happen to him if he falls asleep?
(a) Someone will climb into his bed.
(b) He will stop breathing.
(c) He will have a heart attack.
(d) He will have a nightmare.

5. What is the title of this chapter?
(a) The Day the Dam Broke.
(b) The Night the Ghost Got In.
(c) Good Night Lovely.
(d) The Rocking Chair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which white boxer does Thurber reference?

2. Where does Jeannie deliver her seventh puppy?

3. What does Thurber say Muggs turns mice into?

4. What war does Mrs. Robinson recall?

5. Where in the house does Thurber hear someone walking around?

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