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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what part of his life does Thurber say he suffered?
(a) The later years.
(b) The middle years.
(c) The teenage years.
(d) The early years.

2. Who goes beserk in this section?
(a) Vashti.
(b) Mrs. Doody.
(c) Mother.
(d) Charley.

3. Where does Muggs go when Thurber punishes him?
(a) The parlor.
(b) The cleaning cupboard.
(c) The fireplace mantelpiece.
(d) The bookshelf.

4. What two people are part of Vashti's love triangle?
(a) A chauffer and a stepfather.
(b) A policeman and a husband.
(c) A footman and a fireman.
(d) A astronaut and a teacher.

5. Who does Dora Gedd injure in her bedroom?
(a) Rex.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Father.
(d) Her lover.

6. What is the name of the doctor that Thurber helps?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Ridgeway.
(c) Kelvin.
(d) Eggins.

7. What kind of dog is the dog the garage workers dislike?
(a) A bull terrier.
(b) A poodle.
(c) A cocker spaniel.
(d) A sausage dog.

8. What does Thurber say Muggs like to bite?
(a) Humans.
(b) Cushions.
(c) Trees.
(d) Cats.

9. What does Mrs. Robertson think the cricket in the basement is watching?
(a) Death.
(b) God.
(c) The devil.
(d) Jesus.

10. Why does Kramer fear being hypnotized?
(a) Because she is susceptible to it.
(b) Because she saw her mother have a bad experience.
(c) Because her father was brainwashed.
(d) Because she was once take advantge of under hypnosis.

11. Who does Thurber's instructor shiver all over like?
(a) John Barrymore.
(b) Lionel Blair.
(c) Lionel Barrymore.
(d) Michael Barrymore.

12. What comes shortly after Thurber's last failed examination?
(a) D-Day.
(b) Judgement Day.
(c) Armistice Day.
(d) Independence Day.

13. What war does Mrs. Robinson recall?
(a) The First World War.
(b) The Boer War.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) The War of Independence.

14. Where do the family bury Muggs?
(a) Along a lonely road.
(b) In the garden.
(c) Under the patio.
(d) In a graveyard.

15. What is General Littlefield doing when Thurber enters his office?
(a) Playing darts.
(b) Cutting his nostril hair.
(c) Kissing his secretary.
(d) Swatting a fly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Complete the following sentence; mistaken exits and__

2. What does Thurber say the cloud of his special discomfiture followed him like?

3. Where does Thurber say he previously get all his information about the West Indies?

4. Where does Jeannie deliver her seventh puppy?

5. What writer does Thurber reference in this section?

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