Dandelion Wine Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Dandelion Wine Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Helen in the picture that she shows to the children?
(a) 18
(b) 7
(c) 25
(d) 10

2. What does Leo believe the Happiness Machine will quell?
(a) Unemployment
(b) Death
(c) Unhappiness
(d) Demons of human existence

3. How are the children taken back in time?
(a) Through joined belief
(b) Through hypnosis
(c) Through stories
(d) Through pictures

4. What does Douglas use to begin to appreciate his surroundings?
(a) Flavors of mint and pinesap
(b) Father's words
(c) Senses
(d) Tom's adventure

5. What is the dandelion wine used for during the winter?
(a) Cure for the winter blues
(b) Medication
(c) To trade for other supplies
(d) Christmas presents

6. Which of the following characters is the conductor of the trolley?
(a) Frank
(b) Freeleigh
(c) Fern
(d) Tridden

7. 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) Diluted
(c) Collected
(d) Extracted

8. What does Bill Forrester plan on doing that bothers Grandfather greatly?
(a) Plant trees blocking Grandfather's view of the property
(b) Move out of the town
(c) Replace his grass with some that does not need to be mowed
(d) Hire Douglas to cut his grass

9. What are jackstones?
(a) Beads
(b) Balls
(c) Rocks
(d) Toys

10. What does Douglas believe will happen if he gets new sneakers?
(a) They will help him get more dandelions
(b) They will make him faster
(c) They will make him popular
(d) They will keep his senses alive

11. Which of the following did Lena not see when she was in the Happiness Machine?
(a) Images of Europe
(b) Smell of perfume
(c) Life without Leo
(d) Sounds of music

12. What does mother call the specter of death?
(a) Grim Reaper
(b) Lonely One
(c) Odin
(d) Grim

13. What does Douglas suggest he and Tom own together?
(a) Ice cream shop
(b) Gold mine
(c) Green Machine
(d) Happiness Machine

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

15. In what year does this novel begin?
(a) 1910
(b) 1940
(c) 1928
(d) 1950

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Douglas' sense of excitement become lackluster when he is with his friends?

4. How does Lena feel about the idea of the Happiness Machine?

5. How many parts does Douglas decide to keep track of his summer in?

(see the answer keys)

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