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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 word best describes Bassum's character?

2. What does Juanamma Kramer fear?

3. What does Thurber say he hears ringing in 1918?

4. Why can't Thurber enter the army?

5. What kind of medication is Giddon comparing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Summarize chapter nine.

3. What does Thurber say about hypnotism?

4. How do people try to avoid the army?

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

6. How does Muggs deal with mice?

7. How does riding the roller coaster affect Thurber?

8. What problems does Father have with the servants?

9. Summarize the book.

10. How does the mood if the book change in this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

What is Thurber's father's relationship with his sons? How does Thurber express the complexity of this relationship? How does Thurber's relationship with his father affect him?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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