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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following terms is an antonym for the term jubilant?
(a) Triumphant
(b) Disappointed
(c) Euphoric
(d) Delighted
2. Where does the trolley conductor take the boys on the last day the trolley is to run?
(a) Regular stop
(b) Trolley station
(c) Home
(d) Lake
3. What does Mrs. Bentley feel was stolen away by the children not believing that she was once young and pretty?
(a) Her memories
(b) Her childhood
(c) Her posessions
(d) Her life
4. What does Douglas find contentment in on Grandfather's porch?
(a) Sounds of the crickets
(b) Adults' presence and chatter
(c) Brother's love
(d) Catching lightning bugs
5. How many days does Leo spend working on the Happiness Machine?
(a) 5
(b) 20
(c) 15
(d) 10
6. Which of the following is not something Leo Auffmann is known for?
(a) Inventor
(b) Cigar shop owner
(c) Movie projectionist
(d) Jeweler
7. How many parts does Douglas decide to keep track of his summer in?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 5
8. What surprise does John have for Douglas?
(a) He no longer wants to be Douglas's friend
(b) He is moving
(c) He is getting married
(d) His father is dying
9. Where do the men and boys gather on many of the summer nights?
(a) Meadow
(b) Kitchens
(c) Ravine
(d) Porches
10. 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
11. What did Mr. Bentley compare items from the past as?
(a) Magic tricks
(b) Toys
(c) Treasures
(d) Momentos
12. What does Douglas offer to do to make up for the money he is short so that he will still be able to get the shoes?
(a) Collects dandelions
(b) Cleans the store
(c) Runs errands
(d) Advertises with his friends about the shoes
13. What is considered Douglas and Tom's first rite of the summer?
(a) Collecting dandelions
(b) Eating wild strawberries
(c) Picking fox grapes
(d) Going on a picnic in the forest
14. What did Douglas want his father to buy him after they went to a movie?
(a) Ice cream cone
(b) Sneakers
(c) Candy
(d) Jeans
15. 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
Short Answer Questions
1. What is mother doing while Tom sits by the front door screen?
2. What does Mother send Tom to purchase?
3. Where do many of the women work and chat on the summer nights?
4. How does Lena feel about the idea of the Happiness Machine?
5. Which of the following are the major themes of this section?
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