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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through For Esme - with Love and Squalor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the kidnappers demand The Laughing Man wear?
(a) A blindfold.
(b) Handcuffs.
(c) A hat.
(d) A mask.

2. What is the farthest distance Lionel ever runs away to?
(a) 250 yards.
(b) A couple of miles.
(c) A couple of blocks.
(d) The front door.

3. What does Selena's father do for a living?
(a) He is in the military.
(b) He is an English teacher.
(c) He sells on the stock market.
(d) He makes tennis balls.

4. Who is Jimmy Jimmereano?
(a) Ramon's brother.
(b) Mary Jane's sister.
(c) Mary Jane's co-worker.
(d) Ramona's imaginary friend.

5. What does the Laughing Man subsist on?
(a) Steak and potatoes.
(b) Rice and eagles' blood.
(c) Pork and beans.
(d) Vegetables.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wins the race back to the house at the end of the story, Down at the Dinghy?

2. Who is Mr. Weyinburg?

3. What time of year is the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut, set?

4. What does the narrator's mother-in-law want him to send her?

5. Who is the only person that can truly make Eloise laugh?

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