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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thurber say his mother enjoys?
(a) Telling a joke.
(b) Breaking the window.
(c) Arguing with Mr. Bodwell.
(d) Seeing the ghost.

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

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

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

5. Where in the house does Thurber hear someone walking around?
(a) The sitting room.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The dining room.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Zenas die from?

3. Who does Thurber recall in chapter six?

4. What does Mallory confuse with the sound of rushing waters?

5. Who does Grandfather think the police are?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Thurber's mother get overexcited in this chapter?

2. Who was General Meade?

3. How did the rumor that the dam had broken start?

4. What do Grandmother and Mother fear about electricity?

5. How did people react to the claim the dam had burst?

6. What is Briggs's nervous condition?

7. How does Father react to Thurber coming into his room at 3 am?

8. Summarize chapter five.

9. How does Roy scare his father?

10. Describe how the family erupts into chaos in the first chapter.

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