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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Day the Dam Broke.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of Columbus is under water?
(a) West of High Street.
(b) Amsterdam Avenue.
(c) East of High Street.
(d) The Main Street.

2. What does Roy put under the car to simulate catastrophe?
(a) Plates.
(b) Milk bottles.
(c) Kitchen utensils.
(d) Books.

3. Who dresses up as Zenas in this section?
(a) George Martin.
(b) John Lennon.
(c) James Thurber.
(d) Herman Thurber.

4. Who try to calm the fleeing residents?
(a) The local government.
(b) The army.
(c) The ecologists.
(d) The shop keepers.

5. What word causes panic among the 2,000 people?
(a) Dam.
(b) Hell.
(c) Water.
(d) Fire.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the town's doctor?

3. How do the locals get the grandfather out of the town?

4. What war was Zenas trying to avoid?

5. What does Aunt Sarah think the burglar will blow into her room?

(see the answer key)

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