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What was Phyllis Mae recovering from?
A broken leg.
A broken heart.
A rough night at the Bear Flag.
Distemper.
What was the unusual drink that Doc ordered from the waitress?
A beer milk-shake
Ketchup with milk
Coffee and beer
A frog milk-shake
Which of the following doesn’t belong to the list?
Backpack
Gunnysack
Knapsack
Satchel
What did Mrs. Talbot say happened to her great-great-great-great-great grandmother?
She had died during the War of Independence.
She was burned for being a witch.
She married a great Indian chief.
She had immigrated from Ireland.
Why didn’t Doc come to his first party?
He got home too late.
He wasn’t invited.
He came to the wrong address.
He forgot about the party because he was in La Jolla.
Who is Mrs. Casini?
One of the women protesting against the Bear Flag.
One of Dora’s girls.
One of the guests at Doc’s party.
A cat.
What was the previous record for skating on a flag pole?
217 hours.
712 hours.
127 hours.
172 hours.
For how long had Doc told the waitress that he had been drinking beer milk-shakes?
Seventeen years.
Seven years.
Since his childhood.
The first time he had ever tried one.
What did the boys do with the gas in the Model-T after they returned it to Lee Chong?
Sold it back to the gas station to buy Old Tennis Shoes.
Gave it to Doc as a gift.
Drained it into a can.
Left it in the automobile.
Who did Henri think he saw killed on his boat?
A young man
A small baby
A young girl
His now ex-girlfriend
What color of hair did the waitress have?
Brown
Black
Blonde
Orange
What did Dora’s girls use to fend off the uninvited guests at Doc’s party?
Guns.
High-heel shoes.
Broken glasses.
Threats of sexually transmittable diseases.
What would have Doc received if he had reported the dead body to the authorities?
A bounty.
Nothing.
Three years in jail.
21 tom cats.
What color of bow did Darling wear to the party?
Yellow
Purple
Green
Red
How many times a year does Mrs. Talbot usually celebrate her birthday?
Once.
Once a month.
Six times.
Every six months.
Which of the following is not considered a bad omen (supersticious) in America?
An umbrella opened inside a house.
A black cat crossing your path.
A horseshoe hung points up on the wall.
Walking under a ladder.
What did Joey and Willard find in the gutter?
A dead cat.
A penny.
Some good throwing stones.
A dead girl.
Who gave Doc a rowing machine for his birthday?
Eric, the barber
Dora, the madam
Henri, the artist
Gay, the prisoner
What was Mrs. Casini doing when Mrs. Talbot invited her over for tea?
Attacking and eating a mouse she found in the blackberry vines.
Applying for a job at the Bear Flag.
Sunning herself by the front fence.
Reading a newspaper.
What did Sam Malloy give Doc on his birthday?
An engine part.
A clock.
21 tom cats
A bottle of whiskey.
Instead of money, with what did Mack and the boys buy products from Lee Chong?
With octopi.
With frogs.
On credit.
With tom cats.
What did Henri give Doc for his birthday?
Nothing.
An engine part.
A large picture done in multi-colored pins.
A large picture done in feathers and nutshells.
How did Mack “accidentally” find out Doc’s birthday?
Lee Chong told him.
They were talking about horoscopes.
He found the information in the laboratory.
He just asked him.
Where did Henri meet his last girlfriend?
In the Bear Flag.
At one of Doc’s parties.
At an art exhibition in Santa Barbara.
In Doc’s laboratory.
What is the English equivalent to “медуза”?
Squid
Barnacle
Jellyfish
Algae
Why did the hitchhiker get out of Doc’s car on the way to La Jolla?
He needed to use the toilet.
He had arrived at his destination.
He was against drinking and driving.
He didn’t like Doc’s character.
What did Mrs. Malloy give Doc for his birthday?
Twenty-one tom cats.
Six crocheted doilies for beer glasses.
A blanket made from old bed clothes.
Nothing.
How many miles away is La Jolla from Monterey?
150 miles.
1,500 miles.
1,000 miles.
500 miles.
Who house-trained Darling?
She did herself.
Mack.
Hazel.
Hughie.
What were the boys doing during the parade?
They were sleeping during the parade.
They went down the hill to stand in the street and watch the parade.
They were sitting on a log and didn’t watch the parade.
They stood up so that they could see the parade better.
What had accidentally been eaten at Doc’s birthday party?
Firecrackers.
Lily bulbs.
A gopher.
Steaks.
What did the gopher lose after the fight with the bull gopher?
His eyesight.
His girl-gopher.
His home.
Two toes.
How much was the bet between Doc and Richard Frost?
Two dollars.
One pint of whiskey.
A “gentlemen’s bet” (just on one’s word)
One quart of beer.
Why did the sheriff let Gay out of jail?
Because he promised to get him extra votes for the upcoming elections.
Because he served his time in jail.
Because he paid him two dollars.
Because he won a lot of games of checkers.
What did Frankie steal from the store?
A rowing machine
21 tom cats
A clock
Money
Why did Doc hit Mack several times in the mouth?
Because Mack asked him to.
Because Doc was drunk and thought Mack was a burglar.
Because Mack was responsible for the disarray of his house.
Because Mack called Doc bad names.
In La Jolla, besides octopi and cradles, what else did Doc find?
The body of a dead girl.
21 tom cats.
Peace and quiet.
A mermaid.
Doc made what seemed to be chicken stew. What was it really made of?
Tom cat
Chicken
Frog
Sea cucumber
Why did it always take Doc a long time to travel anywhere?
His car was old and broke down often.
He stopped a lot and ate hamburgers and drank beer.
It took him a long time to get ready for the trip.
He always got lost because he couldn’t read a map.
How was Doc’s shirt torn at the party?
Phyllis Mae did it in the heat of passion.
He caught it on the door hinge.
There was a fight.
He slipped and fell in the kitchen.
What is Indian wrestling?
To wrestle with an Indian, especially from the Cherokee tribe.
Arm wrestling with feathers in your hair.
Wrestling on the floor using only your legs and body but not your arms.
Something that cowboys used to do in the old west.
What happened to the police car?
It was in an accident.
It was stolen and found on the beach.
Nothing. It drove by and didn’t stop.
It was stolen and never found.
When is Doc’s actual birthday?
October 27th
December 27th
December 18th
October 18th
What was Kitty Randolph doing when Mrs. Talbot invited her over for tea?
Applying for a job at the Bear Flag.
Sunning herself by the front fence.
Reading a newspaper.
Playing with a mouse in the blackberry vines.
What happened to the cake that Eddie baked?
It became horribly burnt and Eddie threw it out.
Darling slept on it because it was warm and comfortable.
They ate it before the party started.
They ate it at the party even though Doc didn’t show up.
With whom did Gay arrive at the party?
The Chongs.
The sheriff.
His wife.
Mack and the boys.
How did Doc find out that there was to be a birthday party for him?
He already knew about it, he was the one who planned it.
Mack accidentally told him.
Lee Chong told him.
He overheard a drunk talking to a bartender about it.