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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 station wagon.
(b) A mini.
(c) A cadillac.
(d) An REO.

2. What do the police find in the house?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A dead body.
(c) A ghost.
(d) Broken plates.

3. What is the name of grandfather's dead brother?
(a) Kevin.
(b) Dipper.
(c) Morpheus.
(d) Zenas.

4. Why did Thurber's father decide to sleep in the attic?
(a) So he could watch the stars.
(b) So he could read.
(c) So he could get away from his wife.
(d) So he could think.

5. What does Roy say must have happened to his father?
(a) He had a nightmare.
(b) He left his radio on.
(c) He heard some voices.
(d) He had a flashback.

6. What does Herman sometimes do in his sleep?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Sing.
(c) Hiccup.
(d) Gurgle.

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

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

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

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

11. What does Thurber say he is fresh from at 1.15 am?
(a) A bath.
(b) A walk.
(c) A run.
(d) A shower.

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

13. What does Thurber say lasts for two hours?
(a) The fire of Columbus.
(b) The evacuation of Columbus.
(c) Grandmother's burps.
(d) Grandfather's blackout.

14. What part of Columbus is under water?
(a) The Main Street.
(b) West of High Street.
(c) Amsterdam Avenue.
(d) East of High Street.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take for Columbus to get back to normal?

2. What does Briggs like to keep by the side of his bed?

3. Who does Thurber recall in chapter six?

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

5. Who wrote the letter Thurber quotes from in this section?

(see the answer keys)

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