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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 155 - 179.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following are the major themes of this section?
(a) Relief and happiness
(b) Perseverence and friendship
(c) Life and death
(d) Death and fear

2. What does Tom say would not belong in a Happiness Machine?
(a) Fear
(b) Ravine at night
(c) Ironing
(d) The lonely one

3. What surprise does John have for Douglas?
(a) His father is dying
(b) He is moving
(c) He no longer wants to be Douglas's friend
(d) He is getting married

4. What color is associated with the trolley?
(a) Green
(b) Blue
(c) Red
(d) Orange

5. Who does Douglas go hiking with?
(a) Tom
(b) Clara
(c) Frank
(d) John

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the boys go to get icicles?

2. Where does Lavinia go after the movie?

3. What does Douglas wonder?

4. How old is Lavinia Nebbs?

5. How does Tom feel as he and his mother approach the ravine?

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