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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What exported product are the Mennonites growing in Chapter 26?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Corn.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Peanuts.

2. How long does Jack help Jim with jobs in Chapter 8?
(a) Nine years.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Ten weeks.

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

4. What college is DeForest prevented from attending in Chapter 25's story?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Yale.

5. Which dictionary is Dr. James Murray hired to edit in Chapter 14?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Roget's.
(c) Webster's.
(d) Oxford.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do soccer and rugby first originate from?

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

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

4. What job does Cindy Kane leave to become a police officer in Chapter 38?

5. By comparison to the Peshtigo fire, how many people were killed in the Chicago fire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What dilemma do two brothers have in "All in the Family"?

2. What lesson is outlined in "Strong Man's Weakness"?

3. What is the foreshadowing used in "Snow Man"?

4. How does Dr. Pemberton inadvertently discover a popular soft drink formula?

5. What is the irony in Chapter 7?

6. What irony is Harvey depicting in "The Name of the Game"?

7. How does a father's change of ways help his son in "Bad, Bad Ed O'Hare"?

8. What is the Lone Ranger's irony in "Who Was That Masked Man?"

9. How does "Chains" discuss a historical saying?

10. How does an actress' past cause Harvey to include her story in Chapter 27?

(see the answer keys)

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