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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harold tell the stranger in "Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog?"
(a) The bus schedule.
(b) Gossip about the neighbors.
(c) Current events.
(d) His life story.

2. What does the salesman do after eating lunch?
(a) He sets up shop on a corner.
(b) He goes shopping.
(c) He visits a local school.
(d) He tries to find trustees.

3. How old was Harrison Bergeron when he was taken away from his family?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

4. In the stranger's story in "Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog," what does Edison say to Sparky?
(a) He accuses him of holding out.
(b) He yells at him to hurry up.
(c) He tries to convince him to sit.
(d) He hugs him and calls him a good dog.

5. What does Billy give Nancy with "Welcome to the Monkey House" written on it?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A card.
(c) His resume.
(d) Birth control pills.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy the Poet send Nancy?

2. On the giant chess board, what piece is Kelly?

3. Where does the salesman find the directors?

4. What makes the rest of New England different from Barnstable?

5. What does Foster do at the restaurant he claims to work at in "The Foster Portfolio?"

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