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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At what age did Wilbur's life stop being happy?
(a) 7.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 3.

3. Kurt Vonnegut's family had a cottage on what lake?
(a) Crystal Lake.
(b) Lake Muskegon.
(c) Lake Woebegone.
(d) Lake Maxinkuckee.

4. Who lives with Wilbur at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Dr. Mott.
(b) Eliza.
(c) Melody and Isadore.
(d) Letitia.

5. If Dr. Mott knew the secret about Wilbur and Eliza's intelligence, he kept it for what purpose?
(a) To study them.
(b) To protect them.
(c) To torment them.
(d) To make money.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 1, what calamity has wiped out the city of New York?

2. In Chapter 5, Wilbur wonders if Dr. Mott ever knew that he and Eliza were what?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, who is Wilbur's closest neighbor?

4. In the Prologue, which opera is discussed by the Vonnegut brothers?

5. What do people believe about Wilbur and Eliza when they are children?

(see the answer key)

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