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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 is the title of this chapter?
(a) The Mild Mannered Boar.
(b) Who is Buck?
(c) More Alarms at Night.
(d) The Joke.

2. Who does Father threaten to get?
(a) Ricky.
(b) George.
(c) Dave.
(d) Buck.

3. What is the name of Thurber's next door neighbors?
(a) The Yearlys.
(b) The Petersens.
(c) The Regals.
(d) The Bodwells.

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 does Cave Canem mean?
(a) This dog bites.
(b) Beware of the dog.
(c) Don't feed the animal.
(d) Don't touch the animal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word best describes Bassum's character?

2. Who drives a Red Devil?

3. What does Herman sometimes do in his sleep?

4. What war is raging in this chapter?

5. What does Thurber call the contraption that Mother uses to call in Muggs?

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