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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Note at the End.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do the family bury Muggs?
(a) In the garden.
(b) Along a lonely road.
(c) In a graveyard.
(d) Under the patio.

3. What does Thurber say the ghost causes?
(a) A jovial atmosphere.
(b) A cacophony of love.
(c) A hullabaloo of misunderstanding.
(d) A peerless anger.

4. Why did Thurber's father decide to sleep in the attic?
(a) So he could get away from his wife.
(b) So he could read.
(c) So he could watch the stars.
(d) So he could think.

5. Why can't Mother use the phone?
(a) It is downstairs.
(b) They need change.
(c) Someone has cut the line.
(d) They forgot to pay the phone bill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thurber fear Muggs will do when he feeds him?

2. What is Aunt Sarah afraid will happen if she falls asleep?

3. What problems does Mugs have shortly before his death?

4. What does Thurber say his grandmother and mother fear?

5. Who does Dora Gedd injure in her bedroom?

(see the answer key)

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