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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-12, Flick Makes an Artistic Judgment and The Magic Mountain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who told the author his dream present was a bad idea because it would harm him?
(a) His mother, his teacher, and Santa.
(b) His teacher, his principal, and his neighbor.
(c) His mother, his teacher, and his best friend.
(d) His father, his mother, and his brother.

2. How can kids join the secret club?
(a) By asking Santa Claus.
(b) By listening to the radio program.
(c) By writing the announcer a letter.
(d) By sending in a silver inner seal from a can of Ovaltine.

3. What major event is going on in the United States during the main character's childhood?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Great Depression.
(c) The Black Death.
(d) The American Civil War.

4. How does everyone travel during the blind date?
(a) By bus.
(b) By streetcar.
(c) By walking.
(d) By car.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the main character?

3. How did Ralph obtain membership in the secret club?

4. What color is the light of Truth?

5. What was the magazine of choice for young boys during Ralph and Flick's childhood?

(see the answer key)

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