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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Thurber say he grew up as a boy?

2. What does Grandfather say he recommended over the REO?

3. What is the title of this chapter?

4. Which member of the family dislikes the REO?

5. What does the grandfather steal from one of the policeman?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mother get the neighbor's attention?

2. Summarize chapter five.

3. How does Roy scare his father?

4. Summarize chapter four.

5. How does Grandfather react when the police break into his room?

6. What does Thurber say about earthquakes in this chapter?

7. What is Briggs's nervous condition?

8. How does Thurber reassure Briggs?

9. How does Thurber's mother get overexcited in this chapter?

10. What happens inside the movie theater?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Thurber's memoirs differ from other memoirs? How does Thurber use humor and exaggeration to still create an accurate representation of his upbringing?

Essay Topic 2

What does Grandfather's reaction to the First World War say about the older generation's attitude to war? What is Thurber's opinion on war and how does he express it? How would Thurber have coped if he was drafted?

Essay Topic 3

What are the differences between fiction and non-fiction in terms of the following?

1. Language.

2. Character.

3. Structure.

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