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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mother blame for Mugg's aggressive behavior?
(a) The bad weather.
(b) Loud children.
(c) Thurber.
(d) His victims.

2. Who does Mrs. Doody think Father is?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Antichrist.
(c) Faust.
(d) Ted Bundy.

3. Who scalds her finger?
(a) Charley Betts.
(b) Gertie Straub.
(c) Dora Gedd.
(d) Belle Giddon.

4. What word best describes Bassum's character?
(a) Timid.
(b) Sleepy.
(c) Funny.
(d) Violent.

5. What is Thurber's main problem during gym?
(a) He keeps fouling people.
(b) He keeps running into people.
(c) He keeps fainting.
(d) He keeps injuring his leg.

6. What kind of ride is the Scarlet Tornado?
(a) A bumper car.
(b) A big wheel.
(c) A pirate ship.
(d) A roller coaster.

7. What does Thurber say he feels like after riding on the roller coaster, even when he is laying down?
(a) Falling.
(b) Flying.
(c) Floating.
(d) Spinning.

8. What does Thurber say he hears ringing in 1918?
(a) Bells.
(b) Telephones.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Gun shots.

9. What writer does Thurber reference in this section?
(a) Joseph Conrad.
(b) Roman Polanski.
(c) Ernest Hemmingway.
(d) Jack London.

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

11. What does the agricultural student decide to take up?
(a) Journalism.
(b) Law.
(c) Athletics.
(d) Farming.

12. What kind of medication is Giddon comparing?
(a) Painkillers.
(b) Sedatives.
(c) Anti-depressants.
(d) Calmers.

13. What university did Thurber attend?
(a) Harvard.
(b) New York State.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Ohio State.

14. When is Muggs in a good mood?
(a) In the morning.
(b) Before bed.
(c) Never.
(d) After a meal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose home does Thurber mention in this chapter?

2. What kind of dog is Jeannie?

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

4. What is the name of the doctor that Thurber helps?

5. What does Thurber say the agricultural student is puzzled by?

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