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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 39, 40, 41 and 42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Wilbur at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) 100.
(b) 75.
(c) 50.
(d) 68.

2. Where does Eliza confront her brother after she receives her inheritance?
(a) School.
(b) The mansion.
(c) At work.
(d) Beacon Hill.

3. During the Prologue, what does Kurt daydream about on the plane ride?
(a) His brother's retirement.
(b) A plane crash.
(c) His upcoming novel.
(d) His future bride.

4. Kurt Vonnegut's family had a cottage on what lake?
(a) Lake Woebegone.
(b) Lake Muskegon.
(c) Lake Maxinkuckee.
(d) Crystal Lake.

5. Wilbur and Eliza refer to the sound of the whippoorwill as what?
(a) "The sob of a Tree Exploding."
(b) "The cry of the Nocturnal Goatsucker."
(c) "The song of a Baby Teething."
(d) "The bloom of a Hope Breaking."

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, Wilbur expresses hope that Dr. Mott felt what for him and his sister?

2. Bernard sometimes gets in trouble for keeping what kind of a laboratory?

3. What do Wilbur and Eliza demand of Dr. Cordiner?

4. When Wilbur is a medical student, he is driven around in what?

5. When Wilbur and Eliza get upset with Dr. Cordiner, how does their mother respond?

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