View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mother want to call when she hears the noise?

2. What does Grandfather say he recommended over the REO?

3. Where does Thurber say he grew up as a boy?

4. What do the family use to knock the grandfather unconscious?

5. What kind of dog is Rex?

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 Roy scare his father?

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

5. How does Aunt Sarah Shoaf counter her fear of burglars?

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

7. How does Aunt Grace try to get rid of burglars every evening?

8. Who was General Meade?

9. Summarize chapter five.

10. How does Buck deal with his father's accusation that he is suffering from delirium?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Grandfather's reaction to the First World War say about the older generation's attitude to war? What is Thurber's opinion on war and how does he express it? How would Thurber have coped if he was drafted?

Essay Topic 2

How has the Civil War affected Grandfather? In what way is Grandfather's life at odds with 20th century society?

Essay Topic 3

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 766 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample