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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Note at the End.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the family use to knock the grandfather unconscious?
(a) An ironing board.
(b) A brick.
(c) A rock.
(d) An axe handle.

2. What does Thurber say his grandmother and mother fear?
(a) Thunder.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Rats.
(d) Cats.

3. What word best describes the Scarlet Tornado ride?
(a) Hair-raising.
(b) Trudging.
(c) Spiralling.
(d) Lame.

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

5. What fell on Thurber's father?
(a) A bed.
(b) A bowling ball.
(c) A book.
(d) A brick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country does Thurber visit one summer?

2. Who calls Thurber the main trouble with this university?

3. Whose home does Thurber mention in this chapter?

4. What does Thurber say he can't hold down in certain moods?

5. Which member of the Thurber family usually sleeps in the attic?

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