Choose the best answer for each question. At the end of the quiz, your score will appear here. Note: this quiz is based on the original story. Some of the questions and answers may not be applicable to our simplified story.
Where did Biff Hawton first see the Wonder Space-wave Tapper?
At a toy shop.
At a toy fair.
At the missile base.
What makes the Wonder Space-wave Tapper fly?
A control box.
Magnetic waves.
A piece of thread.
How did the people watching know that the Wonder Space-wave Tapper demonstration was over?
The demonstrator said it was finished.
The model train demonstration began.
The young man put up the price card.
Why did Biff Hawton ask the demonstrator how the Wonder Space-wave Tapper worked?
Because it was selling for $17.95 but was made from $0.75 worth of tin.
Because he was interested in using magnetic waves in missiles.
Because he knew that there had to be some kind of trick to it.
Why did the demonstrator offer to sell a Wonder Space-wave Tapper to Biff Hawton for only $3.00?
Because he knew that Biff would not pay $17.95 for it.
Because no one else stayed and he needed to get some money.
Because Biff was the kind of person they really wanted to buy the toy.
Why did Biff Hawton decide to buy the Wonder Space-wave Tapper?
Because he wanted to find out more about the magnetic waves.
Because he studied magic in his free time and wanted to learn the trick.
Because he thought the people he worked with would enjoy it.
Why didn't Teddy Kaner use the control box when he tried the Wonder Space-wave Tapper?
Because he wanted his friends to see the trick without the flashing lights.
Because he wanted to see if the rocket would fly without using space-waves.
Because he saw the trick and wanted to practice lifting the rocket first.
Why did the thread break when Teddy Kaner tried to lift the Wonder Space-wave Tapper?
Because he pulled on the thread too quickly.
Because he did not step back and pull it smoothly.
Because the rocket was too heavy with the switch off.
What was the main problem faced by the two men selling the Wonder Space-wave Tapper?
They had made an important discovery but no one was interested enough to research it.
They had to sell the rockets for three dollars when they cost a hundred dollars to make.
The small fall in weight produced by the coils wasn't enough to lift the rocket without the thread.
Why didn't the two men selling the Wonder Space-wave Tapper use a stronger thread?
Because they wanted the string to break when someone tried to lift the rocket with the switch turned off.
Because the thread they used was strong enough if people followed the instructions in the book.
Because the rockets cost a hundred dollars to make and they didn't want to spend any more money.