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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Dog that Bit People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Grandfather think the police are?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Deserters.
(c) Native Americans.
(d) Rebels.

2. Why does Goerge dress up as Zenas?
(a) For an acting role.
(b) To put grandfather's mind at ease.
(c) To scare grandfather.
(d) To get a job.

3. What happens when Muggs jumps onto the mantelpiece?
(a) The wall cracks.
(b) A picture falls on top of him.
(c) It cracks.
(d) It collapses.

4. What is the title of this chapter?
(a) The Joke.
(b) More Alarms at Night.
(c) The Mild Mannered Boar.
(d) Who is Buck?

5. What destroys the REO?
(a) Another car.
(b) A machine gun.
(c) A lion.
(d) A fork of lightning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word causes panic among the 2,000 people?

2. Where in the house does Thurber hear someone walking around?

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

4. Why can't Mother use the phone?

5. What do the family use to knock the grandfather unconscious?

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