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

2. In which film did Barrymore play a Russian monk?
(a) The Devils.
(b) Rasputin and the Empress.
(c) Crime and Punishment.
(d) The Idiot.

3. What does Thurber say keeps him tethered to physicians?
(a) His athlete's foot.
(b) His weak eyes.
(c) His arthritis.
(d) His bunions.

4. What does Thurber say he lacks the proper perspective to do in his middle years?
(a) Entertain.
(b) Converse.
(c) Draw.
(d) Write.

5. Which white boxer does Thurber reference?
(a) Jack Johnson.
(b) Henry Boston,
(c) Jim Jefferies.
(d) Max Emery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Thurber's main problem during gym?

2. What kind of dog is Jeannie?

3. What comes shortly after Thurber's last failed examination?

4. What does Thurber say he hears ringing in 1918?

5. What is the name of the black boxer Thurber references in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bassum try to help Bolenciecwcz pass his exams?

2. What does Thurber say about hypnotism?

3. Summarize chapter eight.

4. How does Thurber cope with the military drills?

5. What problems does Grandfather have with the electric roundabout?

6. How does Mother respond to accusations that Muggs bites people?

7. Who is Mrs. Robertson?

8. Who was Jack Johnson?

9. How do people try to avoid the army?

10. Summarize chapter nine.

(see the answer keys)

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