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Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
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Reading comprehension quiz over Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" short story.
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1
Throughout the story, Dr. H's general attitude is one of:
feverish excitement
great hope
coolness and sadness
2
Dr. H only chose miserable people for his experiment because:
they made more mistakes in life to correct
unhappy people are most easily fooled
he knew no happy people
3
The 3 old men invited to Dr. H's study are alike in that they all once:
were in love with Widow Wicherly
had been in politice
loved Sylvia Ward
4
After the 1st drink, Dr H's guests are:
satisfied
eager for more
sorry
5
In Dr. H's study hangs a portrait of his:
bride-to-be
mother
sister
6
Dr. H conducted his experiment to:
discover the formula for the magic water
see if the butterfly would live
see what the guests would do
7
The "lesson" Dr. H speaks of at the end of the story is that:
if given a 2nd chance, people will repeat their mistakes
old people really do not want to become young again
experience is the best teacher
8
At the end of the story, the 4 old people:
plan a trip to Florida
agree that they've made fools of themselves
wish never again to drink the magic water
9
The Fountain of Youth is in which state?
Texas
California
Florida
10
A fight starts over:
the rose
the rest of the water
Widow Wicherly
11
Before his guests drink the water, Dr. H suggests that they:
have their pictures taken
make rules based on experiences
change into more youthful clothes
12
All 4 people who came to the study are:
fortunate but melancholy
unfortunate but happy
unfortunate and melancholy
13
Dr. H's study is described as being:
ordinary
neat
curious
14
After the 3rd drink, Dr. H's guests start:
blaming Dr. H for their troubles
laughing and looking for fun
remembering rules for good behavior
15
After the riot, Dr. H's guests:
become old again
stay young
keep growing younger and become babies
16
First to be treated with the magic water is a:
rose
man
woman
17
The 1 person who learns a lesson from the experiment is:
Dr. H
Widow Wicherly
Mr. Gascoigne
18
After the 2nd drink, Dr. H's guests start:
talking about their younger selves
crying about their younger selves
acting like their younger selves
