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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is responsible for putting the book of short news stories together?
(a) Paul Harvey.
(b) Fred Thompson.
(c) Mitt Romney.
(d) Paul Harvey's son.

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

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

5. Where do soccer and rugby first originate from?
(a) Scotland.
(b) England.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Spain.

6. As Harvey reveals in Chapter 29, what sport does DiMaggio try before baseball?
(a) Football.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Running.

7. Which playwright's work is talked about in Chapter 10?
(a) Arthur Miller.
(b) Eugene O'Neill.
(c) Neil Simon.
(d) Tennessee Williams.

8. What does Giuseppe try in an attempt to avoid fishing?
(a) Repairing boats.
(b) Selling fishing rods.
(c) Repairing fishing rods.
(d) Selling boats.

9. How old is Claude Dukenfield when he beats up his father in an act of retaliation?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eleven.

10. Where is the traveler sleeping when his van is broken into during Chapter 32's story?
(a) A friend's house.
(b) A hotel.
(c) Their own house.
(d) A relative's house.

11. What age does Mary Louise begin studying in Chicago in Chapter 27?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Fourteen.

12. What animal is Jack in Chapter 8?
(a) Chimpanzee.
(b) Cat.
(c) Dog.
(d) Baboon.

13. Where does Taylor return to after his last battle in Chapter 30?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Monroe.
(c) Baton Rouge.
(d) Shreveport.

14. Who names Dr. Joseph's invention in Chapter 34?
(a) Dr. Joseph.
(b) It is unknown.
(c) Lawmakers.
(d) Criminals.

15. What year is it when the historic double date that is described in Chapter 28 takes place?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1866.
(c) 1867.
(d) 1864.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to the first opera that Harvey describes in Chapter 37?

3. What is the name of the ocean liner in Morgan Robertson's book, "Futility"?

4. What state does the Peshtigo fire take place in?

5. What does Doyle become before writing about Sherlock Holmes?

(see the answer keys)

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