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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 does Douglas suggest they should build?
(a) Happiness machine
(b) New wine press
(c) Grape and wine picking machine
(d) Cigar cutter

2. What habit of Tom's gives Douglas an idea?
(a) Gathering dandelions
(b) Running through the meadow
(c) Keeping statistics
(d) Collecting rainwater

3. Which of the following terms is an antonym for the term jubilant?
(a) Euphoric
(b) Triumphant
(c) Disappointed
(d) Delighted

4. How much does Grandfather pay the boys for the dandelions they collect?
(a) 10 cents per bag
(b) 25 cents per bag
(c) 1 cent per dandelion
(d) 5 cents per bag

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which category of his summer did Douglas decide remounting the porch swing with his grandfather fell into?

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

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.

4. What does Douglas' father speak about the wonders of?

5. What did Douglas want his father to buy him after they went to a movie?

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