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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it hard for the family that Dad is working from home?
(a) When he has meetings, the rest of them have to pretend they are not there.
(b) He gets the whole family involved with his work.
(c) He gets very irritable with them.
(d) He is busy working all the time.

2. How does Mom feel about time slowing down?
(a) Glad.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sad.
(d) Worried.

3. Why does Mom say it is good to be bored?
(a) It encourages you to read a book.
(b) It makes you smarter.
(c) It makes you appreciate the times you are busy.
(d) It makes you use your imagination.

4. What does Rodrick do when he is too hungry to wait for Gramma's friends to leave?
(a) He orders pizza and has it delivered.
(b) He comes upstairs to eat.
(c) He complains to Gramma that he is hungry.
(d) He warms up leftover pizza in Gramma's dryer.

5. What animals does the narrator think should have not been allowed on the ark?
(a) Creepy crawlies.
(b) Venomous creatures.
(c) Large, scary animals.
(d) Bats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Rodrick and the narrator both want to go?

2. What conveniences are missing from the basement?

3. What is Gramma's response when the narrator says he calls first dibs on the guest bedroom?

4. How does thinking about Noah and his situation make the narrator feel?

5. Why does the narrator believe that Noah probably regretted having birds on the ark?

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