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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8, Flick Offers Me Hard Liquor and Hairy Gertz and the Forty-Seven Crappies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Ralph obtain membership in the secret club?
(a) He covertly obtained a silver Ovaltine seal and mailed it in.
(b) He won a contest.
(c) He filled out an application.
(d) He sang the theme song for a radio show.

2. Who is the main character?
(a) Ralph.
(b) The Old Man.
(c) Flick.
(d) Red Ryder.

3. What best friend of Ralph is introduced in Chapter 6?
(a) Junie Jo Prewitt.
(b) Steve.
(c) Schwartz.
(d) Flick.

4. What is the Asp?
(a) The narrator of a radio show.
(b) A bug.
(c) The name of the neighbor's dog.
(d) A mysterious character on a radio show.

5. Ralph describes his date as:
(a) He did not comment on his date.
(b) The best-looking girl he has ever seen.
(c) The worst-looking girl he has ever seen.
(d) Someone with whom he did not have the courage to speak.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ralph disappointed when he finally figures out what the secret message reads?

2. Why is Ralph's sporting choice so unusual?

3. What elementary school do the children of Hohman attend?

4. Who is the author of the article titled "The Return of the Native to the Indiana Mill Town"?

5. What holiday does the author reflect most on during that first day in Hohman?

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