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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of the following is not mentioned as a job that Jack helps Jim with in Chapter 8?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Pumping water.
(c) Operating railroad equipment.
(d) Cooking.

2. What other skill does Claude Dukenfield combine with juggling to become a vaudeville star?
(a) Comedy.
(b) Singing.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Acting.

3. What is it about the game of football that Harvey depicts in Chapter 19?
(a) Satire.
(b) Irony.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Hypocrisy.

4. What city does Pemberton first sell his syrupy cure to?
(a) Macon.
(b) Augusta.
(c) Athens.
(d) Atlanta.

5. Why does Minors claim he cannot travel to meet Murray?
(a) He has no transportation.
(b) Physical reasons.
(c) He cannot leave work for that long.
(d) He does not like to travel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does a rugby player pick up the ball during a game in Chapter 19?

2. What ailment is Pemberton's syrup supposed to cure in Chapter 1?

3. When does Robertson's ship sink in "Futility"?

4. Which classical composer is discussed in Chapter 16?

5. What animal does the teacher place in the trash can in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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