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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. What does Thurber say not even Lord Jim can run away from?
(a) His own special discomfiture.
(b) His love life.
(c) His dream world.
(d) His wife.

2. Where does Muggs go when Thurber punishes him?
(a) The cleaning cupboard.
(b) The fireplace mantelpiece.
(c) The parlor.
(d) The bookshelf.

3. Why do people take time to start their cars as they try to escape?
(a) They don't want to be part of a traffic queue.
(b) They al think they know a secret route.
(c) Hand-cranking is time consuming.
(d) They are worried their cars will explode.

4. What enters Thurber's house on 17. November, 1915?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A monster.
(c) A phantom.
(d) A rat.

5. What do Herman and Thurber slam against the thing coming up the stairs?
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) A plank.
(c) A tennis racket.
(d) A door.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who wrote the letter Thurber quotes from in this section?

4. Who do the police hear in the attic?

5. What fell on Thurber's father?

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