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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Father after Tom returns home with Grandfather?
(a) Sitting on the porch
(b) Looking for Douglas
(c) In bed
(d) Lodge meeting

2. Which of the following is not something Leo Auffmann is known for?
(a) Inventor
(b) Jeweler
(c) Movie projectionist
(d) Cigar shop owner

3. What summer ritual do Douglas and Tom take part in?
(a) Mowing the lawn
(b) Eating ice cream
(c) Going to the movies
(d) Beating the rugs clean

4. What did Mr. Bentley compare items from the past as?
(a) Toys
(b) Treasures
(c) Momentos
(d) Magic tricks

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

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

7. Where do Douglas, his grandfather and brother meet Leo?
(a) At the movie house
(b) In front of the cigar shop
(c) Next to the ravine
(d) On the neighbor's porch

8. What divides Green Town into two?
(a) Ravine
(b) River
(c) Railroad tracks
(d) Mountain

9. 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) Runs errands
(b) Cleans the store
(c) Collects dandelions
(d) Advertises with his friends about the shoes

10. What does Douglas question about his friends?
(a) Why they seem more alive
(b) Why they do not want to spend time with him
(c) How they will spend the summer
(d) When they will come to a new sense of being

11. How does Douglas feel about the trolley being retired?
(a) Disgusted
(b) Upset
(c) Relieved
(d) Excited

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

13. What is going to replace the trolley?
(a) Bus
(b) Nothing
(c) Cabs
(d) Train

14. Why does Douglas' sense of excitement become lackluster when he is with his friends?
(a) He cannot keep up with them
(b) No one tlaks to him
(c) They make fun of his shoes
(d) He likes their shoes more than his own

15. How fast does the Green machine travel?
(a) 30 mph
(b) 5 mph
(c) 15 mph
(d) 20 mph

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Lena furious about the time Leo spent working on the Happiness Machine?

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

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

4. Where does the trolley conductor take the boys on the last day the trolley is to run?

5. Where does Douglas record his time traveling encounter?

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