Letter to a Classmate

When do the events described in the latter take place?
1. In the 1950s.
2. In the 1960s.
3. In the 1970s.
4. In the 1980s.
Who is Mr. Brown?
1. The school janitor.
2. The fat person across the aisle who copped a feel from Mary.
3. The person who did Jack Kennedy imitations (better than Vaughn Meader--and dirtier).
4. The school bus driver and Lanny’s father.
Why does the writer apologise?
1. Because he did Jack Kennedy imitations better and dirtier than Vaughn Meader.
2. Because the bus driver stopped the bus.
3. Because he copped a feel.
4. Because his niece pelted the side of her barn with strings.
What did Mr. Welch do and why did he do it?
1. He had an accident because his lids drooped.
2. He drove off the road because he was looking at the older girls on the bus instead of at the road.
3. He leered through the mirror in the ditch because he followed Mr Jewell.
4. His three fingers weren't enough to help the girls send the ditch.
Did the writer find Tammy attractive?
1. Yes.
2. No.
Who is Harold?
1. A little kid with a rather large braincase.
2. Tammy’s little brother.
3. The school janitor.
4. The third bus driver.
What line indicates that tuna noodle casserole doesn't look appetizing?
1. Against all orders to the contrary, our classmates have polished off their canned peaches and cottage cheese first.
2. Their construction paper feathers are still damp and puckered from this morning's activity, yet a fistful has already been plucked and lies dried and curling on the floor beneath.
3. A little kid with a rather large braincase, he is not, save for today, the first to puke on the tuna noodle casserole.
4. Now, like the good little soldiers they aren't, they've begun the final assault on the double dollop of what looks like to some, and tastes like to most, barf on a bed of worms.
Is the cafeteria decorated for Christmas?
1. No.
2. Yes.
How do Rosemary's classmates feel about her lunch?
1. They're chagrinned.
2. They're envious.
3. They're disgusted.
4. They think she's a bitch.
Do Mrs. Ivory’s students like her?
1. Yes
2. No
Who is Mr. Crampton?
1. The janitor/custodian.
2. The first bus driver.
3. The principal of the school.
4. The kindergarten teacher.
What did Danny Haber do?
1. He overturned Donnie Stern's carton of milk.
2. He mangled Donnie Stern's glasses.
3. He vomited.
4. He lets his own fly drop forward three seats down.
Why is Donnie Stern crying?
1. Danny puked on his shoes.
2. Because across from the author little Julie Stacey warbled a strand onto her tray.
How long has Mrs. Ivory been teaching?
1. 20 years
2. 30 years
3. 40 years
4. 50 years
Who is Mrs. Pratt?
1. A teacher whose resemblance to Sammy Davis Jr. was frankly uncanny.
2. One of the two slack-jawed cooks.
3. A kind kindergarten teacher.
4. The daughter of a prosperous doctor who never eats cafeteria food.
Do the cooks help with the cafeteria cleanup?
1. Yes
2. No.
What was kept in the boiler room?
1. Brooms and sacks.
2. Chairs and trays.
3. Ducks and covers.
4. Shovels, cat o’ nines, paddles and
  thumbscrews.
What did Glenn Van Horn do?
1. He flashed the wiry little twerp.
2. He danced the twist on a table.
3. He launched a pretty good resemblance.
4. He leapt on the table and flashed everyone.
What happened to Glenn Van Horn in later times?
1. He was dragged off by a fat cousin.
2. He was put on medication to calm him down.
3. He was kicked and screamed at by Fat Roger.
4. His collar and leg was broken by a fat cousin called Roger.
Is the writer sure that the events in the cafeteria described really happen?
1. Yes
2. No

Letter to a Classmate - Quiz

A story/letter by William Christison