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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. Who does Thurber describe as a prankster?
(a) Byron Landis.
(b) Horatio Dennis.
(c) Scarlet Tornado.
(d) James Gordon.

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

3. Whose home does Thurber mention in this chapter?
(a) David Priest's.
(b) Luke Seaman's.
(c) Horatio Alger's.
(d) James Stanley's.

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

5. What does Thurber say not even Lord Jim can run away from?
(a) His own special discomfiture.
(b) His love life.
(c) His dream world.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport does one of Thurber's colleagues help him to pass?

2. What does James say Mrs. Robertson embraces?

3. What do people swallow to avoid the army?

4. What does Juanamma Kramer fear?

5. When is Muggs in a good mood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Thurbers do with Muggs when he dies?

2. Why does Thurber fail to graduate from university?

3. Why does Vashti's lover leave her?

4. How does Thurber feed the dog?

5. What happens when Thurber returns to the ship?

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

7. How do people try to avoid the army?

8. Summarize chapter eight.

9. Who is Mrs. Robertson?

10. How does Muggs deal with mice?

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