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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 he lacks the proper perspective to do in his middle years?

2. What does Thurber say the agricultural student is puzzled by?

3. What word best describes Bassum's character?

4. What does Thurber say Muggs like to bite?

5. Whose home does Thurber mention in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Thurber feed the dog?

2. Summarize chapter six.

3. What happens in General Littlefield's office?

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

5. How do people try to avoid the army?

6. Who was Jack Johnson?

7. What happens when Thurber returns to the ship?

8. How does Thurber cope with the military drills?

9. Summarize chapter eight.

10. Why does Jake have to watch Grandfather?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Thurber's memoirs differ from other memoirs? How does Thurber use humor and exaggeration to still create an accurate representation of his upbringing?

Essay Topic 2

What problems did Thurber have in his middle years? How does he express these problems in the final chapter? In what way does the final chapter change the tone of the book?

Essay Topic 3

What are the differences between fiction and non-fiction in terms of the following?

1. Language.

2. Character.

3. Structure.

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