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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. Why do the family have to push start the car?
(a) It runs out of petrol.
(b) It has no engine.
(c) It can't make it up hills.
(d) It is beyond cranking.

2. Who dresses up as Zenas in this section?
(a) James Thurber.
(b) Herman Thurber.
(c) John Lennon.
(d) George Martin.

3. What is the only thing Thurber is wearing when the police arrive?
(a) A sarong.
(b) A towel.
(c) His underwear.
(d) A dressing gown.

4. In which film did Barrymore play a Russian monk?
(a) Rasputin and the Empress.
(b) The Idiot.
(c) Crime and Punishment.
(d) The Devils.

5. Who does Mrs. Doody think Father is?
(a) Ted Bundy.
(b) Faust.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Antichrist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thurber have to talk Mother out of doing?

2. What word best describes Bassum's character?

3. What does Thurber say he is fresh from at 1.15 am?

4. What is a Victrola?

5. What kind of car do the family own?

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