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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Down at the Dinghy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Boo Boo Tannenbaum?
(a) The son.
(b) The father.
(c) The shut-in living next door.
(d) The lady of the house.

2. How does Walt die?
(a) A stove explodes.
(b) In combat.
(c) In a car accident.
(d) Old age.

3. Who is accused of being the Queen of the Snobs in the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos?
(a) Ginnie's sister.
(b) Selena's sister.
(c) Selena.
(d) Ginnie.

4. What does Seymour do when he sits down on the bed after grabbing the object out of the suitcase?
(a) He shoots Muriel through the right temple.
(b) He shoots into the air to wake Muriel.
(c) He shoots himself through the right temple.
(d) He shoots himself in the leg.

5. Who is Mr. Weyinburg?
(a) Eloise's husband.
(b) Mary Jane's ex-husband.
(c) Eloise's college sweetheart.
(d) Mary Jane's boss.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Lionel when he first disappears?

2. How many male characters appear on the scene in the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut?

3. Why does Eloise marry her husband?

4. Who thinks Seymour is "manic?"

5. How many keys are on the key chain that Boo Boo gives to Lionel?

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