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Quiz: "Four O'Clock"

Mr. Crangle is a man with
1. a pet parakeet.
2. a broken clock.
3. special powers.
4. hatred for all people.
Mr. Crangle has a problem with
1. people who make him angry.
2. birds that want to be fed.
3. doing things on time.
4. clocks that don't keep time.
Mr. Crangle considered himself
1. superior to other people.
2. inferior to other people.
3. a man who loved animals.
4. a man who hated animals.
How did Mr. Crangle decide to stop wars?
1. He decided to make all the wheels triangular.
2. He decided to make all evil people giants.
3. He decided to make all good people midgets.
4. He decided to make airplane propellers lip.
How did the author use the literary technique of "foreshadowing" to build suspense?
1. through the use of a parrot
2. through the use of a nut
3. through the use of a clock
4. through the use of a telephone
5. What does the end of the story tell us about Mr. Crangle's character?
  1. Mr. Crangle was a fool who wasted his time.
  2. Mr. Crangle's parrot called him a nut.
  3. Mr. Crangle was a good man who was misunderstood.
  4. Mr. Crangle was a man who did not understand himself.
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