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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 26 - 36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rite does Douglas perform on the third day of summer?
(a) Going for a nightly stroll
(b) Remounting the porch swing
(c) Buying a cigar at the cigar shop
(d) Building a happiness machine

2. Where do many of the women work and chat on the summer nights?
(a) Porches
(b) Meadows
(c) Kitchens
(d) Forest

3. Which of the following words means about the same thing as the word distilled as it is used in the following sentence? The distilled brew will serve the family well.
(a) Purified
(b) Extracted
(c) Collected
(d) Diluted

4. What does Tom do as Douglas is contemplating his thoughts about the Thing?
(a) Steals his bucket full of fruit
(b) Jumps on him for a fight
(c) Runs away and calls for Douglas to chase him
(d) Knocks over his bucket full of fruit

5. What does Douglas find contentment in on Grandfather's porch?
(a) Adults' presence and chatter
(b) Catching lightning bugs
(c) Sounds of the crickets
(d) Brother's love

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandfather need to press with the dandelions Douglas and his brother collect?

2. Which of the following characters believes that a sandwich outdoors tastes different from indoors?

3. Where do the men and boys gather on many of the summer nights?

4. Where does Douglas go with his brother Tom and his Father?

5. How old is Douglas at the beginning of this novel?

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