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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 37 - 47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What season is it as the novel opens?
(a) Fall
(b) Spring
(c) Summer
(d) Winter

2. Why does Mother grow anxious when Tom returns from the store?
(a) She believes she forgot to unplug the iron
(b) Father is not home yet
(c) Douglas is not home yet
(d) The Lonely One is around

3. How does Lena feel about the idea of the Happiness Machine?
(a) Displeased
(b) Surprised
(c) Excited
(d) Relieved

4. Which of the following characters believes that a sandwich outdoors tastes different from indoors?
(a) Grandfather
(b) Tom
(c) Douglass
(d) Father

5. What does Mother send Tom to purchase?
(a) Iced tea
(b) Iron
(c) Cigars
(d) Ice cream

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Leo believe machines end up being used for?

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

5. What does Douglas question about his friends?

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