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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Mr. Jenkins and His Son" – "It’s Off to Work We Go".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how old is the woman who stands on the platform described as in "Frizzled Like a Fritter"?
(a) 18.
(b) 25.
(c) 35.
(d) 16.

2. What does the narrator's grandmother use to bandage his wound in "In the Kitchen"?
(a) A band-aid.
(b) A handkerchief.
(c) A napkin.
(d) A piece of her blouse.

3. What slang phrase does the narrator use that means to fail at some venture in "It’s Off to Work We Go!"?
(a) "Walk a cockle."
(b) "Come a cropper."
(c) "Ballyhoo."
(d) "Float the boat."

4. What does the narrator remark about being a mouse for the rest of his life in the end of "The Heart of a Mouse"?
(a) "It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like so long as somebody loves you."
(b) "I'd rather be myself and look like this than be anyone else."
(c) "I'd rather be a mouse forever than a cat."
(d) "I'd rather be a mouse and spend my life with you than be a boy and grow up."

5. What does the narrator compare the smell of witches to in "The Mouse-Burglar"?
(a) The smell of dogs' droppings.
(b) The smell of a men's restroom.
(c) The smell of rotten eggs.
(d) The smell of cooking bacon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is notable about a witch's feet, according to the narrator's grandmother in "How to Recognize a Witch"?

2. How does the narrator ultimately get his grandmother to answer the hotel room door in "The Mouse-Burglar"?

3. What does the narrator's grandmother order to drink before her dinner in "In the Kitchen"?

4. What is Mr. Jenkins doing when the narrator's grandmother approaches them to discuss Bruno in “Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins Meet Bruno”?

5. The narrator says in "The Recipe" that the witches in the room are thinking of nothing except what?

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