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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 Draft Board Nights.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Robertson think the cricket in the basement is watching?
(a) Jesus.
(b) The devil.
(c) Death.
(d) God.

2. What actor does Thurber talk about in this chapter six?
(a) Peter Nicholls.
(b) Lionel Barrymore.
(c) John Barrymore.
(d) Robert De Niro.

3. What fell on Thurber's father?
(a) A book.
(b) A brick.
(c) A bed.
(d) A bowling ball.

4. What is Thurber's main problem during gym?
(a) He keeps fouling people.
(b) He keeps injuring his leg.
(c) He keeps fainting.
(d) He keeps running into people.

5. What do people name the day everyone fled the town?
(a) Silly Beggars.
(b) Day of the Phantom Dam.
(c) Fire, Dam and Help.
(d) Afternoon of the Great Run.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Thurber enter the army?

2. How does Edda Millmoss destroy father's dinner?

3. What is the name of the town Thurber struggles to recall?

4. What is Briggs afraid will happen to him if he falls asleep?

5. Why did Thurber's father decide to sleep in the attic?

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