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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the family have to push start the car?
(a) It is beyond cranking.
(b) It runs out of petrol.
(c) It can't make it up hills.
(d) It has no engine.

2. What is Briggs afraid will happen to him if he falls asleep?
(a) He will have a nightmare.
(b) He will have a heart attack.
(c) He will stop breathing.
(d) Someone will climb into his bed.

3. What is the only thing Thurber is wearing when the police arrive?
(a) A sarong.
(b) A dressing gown.
(c) A towel.
(d) His underwear.

4. What does Herman sometimes do in his sleep?
(a) Hiccup.
(b) Sing.
(c) Gurgle.
(d) Laugh.

5. How long does it take for Columbus to get back to normal?
(a) A day.
(b) A week.
(c) A month.
(d) Two days.

6. Where does Thurber say he grew up as a boy?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Charlottesville.
(c) New York.
(d) Columbus.

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

8. What does Aunt Sarah think the burglar will blow into her room?
(a) Mephane.
(b) Chloroform.
(c) Helium.
(d) Cigar smoke.

9. What part of Columbus is beyond danger?
(a) The West Side.
(b) The East Side.
(c) The South Side.
(d) The North Side.

10. What does Thurber say lasts for two hours?
(a) The evacuation of Columbus.
(b) The fire of Columbus.
(c) Grandfather's blackout.
(d) Grandmother's burps.

11. Why does the Victrola annoy father?
(a) It keeps playing the same parts of the song.
(b) There is no volume control.
(c) The speakers crackle.
(d) The sound is scratchy.

12. What does Mallory confuse with the sound of rushing waters?
(a) A child's scream.
(b) Drums.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Rolling skates.

13. What does Thurber say he is fresh from at 1.15 am?
(a) A bath.
(b) A run.
(c) A walk.
(d) A shower.

14. Who wrote the letter Thurber quotes from in this section?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) Aunt Edith.
(c) Herman.
(d) His mother.

15. Why does Thurber's mother oppose the idea of Turber's father sleeping in the attic?
(a) He will disturb everyone everytime he uses the bathroom.
(b) It is too cold.
(c) The bed is unsafe.
(d) There are rats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the grandfather say is run by a passel of blockheads?

2. What do people name the day everyone fled the town?

3. What does Thurber do in this chapter when he is unable to sleep?

4. Who does Grandfather think the police are?

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

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