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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of car do the family own?
(a) A cadillac.
(b) A mini.
(c) A station wagon.
(d) An REO.

2. Who does Thurber wake up to tell about the burglar?
(a) Rex.
(b) Father.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Herman.

3. What is the name of the town's doctor?
(a) Mallory.
(b) Herbert.
(c) Yankov.
(d) George.

4. What is Aunt Sarah afraid will happen if she falls asleep?
(a) She will cease breathing.
(b) She will have a stroke.
(c) A rat will eat her.
(d) A burglar will come into the house.

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

6. What does Aunt Sarah think the burglar will blow into her room?
(a) Chloroform.
(b) Cigar smoke.
(c) Helium.
(d) Mephane.

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

8. Who does grandfather think is invading Columbus?
(a) The Native Americans.
(b) The Rebels.
(c) The British.
(d) The Republicans.

9. What does Thurber say it is almost necessary to throw around?
(a) Furniture.
(b) Books.
(c) Sweets.
(d) Water.

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

11. What does someone yell in the theater?
(a) Water.
(b) Dam.
(c) Fire.
(d) Rape.

12. What do Herman and Thurber slam against the thing coming up the stairs?
(a) A plank.
(b) A tennis racket.
(c) A baseball bat.
(d) A door.

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

14. Who does Thurber think is downstairs?
(a) His brother.
(b) A ghost.
(c) A burglar.
(d) His aunt.

15. Who wrote the letter Thurber quotes from in this section?
(a) Herman.
(b) His mother.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) Aunt Edith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What war was Zenas trying to avoid?

2. What are the residents worried will happen to them if they stay in Columbo?

3. Why do people take time to start their cars as they try to escape?

4. What is the name of Thurber's younger brother?

5. What is the name of grandfather's dead brother?

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