My Life and Hard Times Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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My Life and Hard Times Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Briggs like to keep by the side of his bed?
(a) A shot of insulin.
(b) A glass of brandy.
(c) A glass of camphor.
(d) Codeine tablets.

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

4. What enters Thurber's house on 17. November, 1915?
(a) A monster.
(b) A phantom.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A rat.

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

6. What is a Victrola?
(a) A typewriter.
(b) A vintage wine.
(c) A musical.
(d) A record player.

7. What destroys the REO?
(a) A fork of lightning.
(b) A lion.
(c) A machine gun.
(d) Another car.

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

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

10. What does Roy shout in his father's ear?
(a) What is that coming through the door.
(b) Buck, your time has come.
(c) Left, right, left, right. Halt.
(d) The aliens are coming.

11. What do people name the day everyone fled the town?
(a) Fire, Dam and Help.
(b) Afternoon of the Great Run.
(c) Day of the Phantom Dam.
(d) Silly Beggars.

12. What does Thurber say the ghost causes?
(a) A cacophony of love.
(b) A peerless anger.
(c) A jovial atmosphere.
(d) A hullabaloo of misunderstanding.

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

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

15. What does Thurber say Old Aunt Melissa Beal can whistle like?
(a) A man.
(b) A tin whistle.
(c) A train.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mother want to call when she hears the noise?

2. Who does grandfather think is invading Columbus?

3. What word causes panic among the 2,000 people?

4. Which member of the family dislikes the REO?

5. Why did Thurber's father decide to sleep in the attic?

(see the answer keys)

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