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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When their parents arrive to celebrate Wilbur and Eliza's 15th birthday, what do Wilbur and Eliza do?
(a) Pretend they don't recognize them.
(b) Jump out and scare them.
(c) Thank them for coming.
(d) Serve them a birthday cake.

2. Dr. Mott keeps careful records of Wilbur and Eliza's what?
(a) Expenditures.
(b) Reading aptitude.
(c) Weight and growth.
(d) IQ.

3. What do people believe about Wilbur and Eliza when they are children?
(a) They are idiots.
(b) They are royalty.
(c) They are the chosen ones.
(d) They are rocket scientists.

4. What unfortunate nickname has New York been given?
(a) "The Land of the Non-Living".
(b) "The Island of Lost Hope".
(c) "The Island of Death".
(d) "The City of Cheats".

5. On Wilbur's 15th birthday, what noise gives Letitia a breakdown?
(a) The tea kettle screams.
(b) The rooster crows.
(c) The dog howls.
(d) The fireplace bangs.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Wilbur's 15th birthday, what does Letitia admit about her children?

2. When Wilbur and Eliza are children, where do their parents live?

3. To their parents, what is different about Wilbur and Eliza on their 15th birthday?

4. Instead of going to bed on their 15th birthday, Wilbur and Eliza do what to their parents?

5. On their 15th birthday, what time are Wilbur and Eliza put in bed?

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