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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. Where does Thurber say he previously get all his information about the West Indies?
(a) Magazines.
(b) Conversation.
(c) The movies.
(d) Novels.

2. What is the title of this chapter?
(a) Middle Years.
(b) A Note at the End.
(c) Country of the Blind.
(d) Hard Times.

3. What do Turber's family believe it is dangerous to use during storms?
(a) Telephones.
(b) Televisions.
(c) Cars.
(d) Computers.

4. Which member of the Thurber family usually sleeps in the attic?
(a) Grandmother.
(b) James.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Peter.

5. Which of the following words best describes the agricultural student's prose?
(a) Lively.
(b) Fun.
(c) Timid.
(d) Boring.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who try to calm the fleeing residents?

2. What writer does Thurber reference in this section?

3. What do the police find in the house?

4. Who does Father lock in the bedroom?

5. What does Thurber say the cloud of his special discomfiture followed him like?

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