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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 kind of dog is the dog the garage workers dislike?

2. What Joseph Conrad character does Thurber reference in this section?

3. What does James say Mrs. Robertson embraces?

4. Which member of Vashti's love triangle proves to be imaginary?

5. What does Thurber say he feels like after riding on the roller coaster, even when he is laying down?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Thurber cope with the military drills?

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

3. How does Muggs deal with mice?

4. Who was Jack Johnson?

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

6. Summarize chapter six.

7. Summarize the book.

8. Describe the Thurber's other two dogs mentioned in this chapter.

9. How do people try to avoid the army?

10. Why does Thurber fail to graduate from university?

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

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 3

How does Thurber represent his family in the book? Does Thurber have any conflicts with his family and if so, how does he express these problems? How does Thurber's family shaped him as a person?

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