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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 34-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is Dr. Joseph's execution invention first used?
(a) 1772
(b) 1762.
(c) 1792.
(d) 1782.

2. How many feet longer is the actual Titanic than the fictional ship in "Futility"?
(a) Forty- two and a half.
(b) Thirty- two and a half.
(c) Twenty-two and a half.
(d) Fifty- two and a half.

3. Where is the man's wife kept as she goes insane in Chapter 9?
(a) The bedroom.
(b) A friend's house.
(c) A hospital.
(d) The basement.

4. As Harvey explains in Chapter 15, how many people were killed in the Peshtigo fire?
(a) Twenty one hundred.
(b) Seven hundred.
(c) Three hundred.
(d) Fifteen hundred.

5. Why doesn't Giuseppe like fishing in Chapter 29?
(a) The motion of the boat, the smell of fish, and the waiting for them to bite.
(b) The smell of the fish and waiting for them to bite.
(c) The motion of the boat and the waiting for the fish to bite.
(d) The motion of the boat and the smell of the fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous author's dream is described in Chapter 5?

2. According to Harvey, what instrument does Jack Benny play that makes a classical composer laugh?

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

4. When do the Mennonites travel to America from Russia?

5. As Harvey reveals in Chapter 29, what sport does DiMaggio try before baseball?

(see the answer key)

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