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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thurber say his mother enjoys?

2. What does Father do at 9.30pm?

3. What do Turber's family believe it is dangerous to use during storms?

4. What does Thurber say lasts for two hours?

5. How is Briggs Breal related to Thurber?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Grandfather react when the police break into his room?

2. How could Grandfather caused the family to drown?

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

4. How does Mother get the neighbor's attention?

5. What is Briggs's nervous condition?

6. How did the town react to their mistake about the burst dam?

7. What does Thurber say about earthquakes in this chapter?

8. How does Thurber react when he hears the ghost?

9. How do the family have to start the old REO?

10. What happens inside the movie theater?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

How does Thurber use real life situations to create humor? What serious statements does Thurber make within his humor?

Essay Topic 3

How did Thuber's time at Ohio State influence his later life? What indications are there that Thurber did not enjoy university?

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