Name: _________________________
Date:__________________________
Circle the letter that best completes the sentence.
1. Dr. Heidegger’s guest are said to be “unlucky in life” because they each
a.
laughed at the doctor’s book of magic.
b.
were betrayed by their best friend.
c.
lost something that was important to them.
2.
Long ago, Dr. Heidegger’s male guests had
a.
started a science club.
b.
competed for the Widow Wycherly’s love.
c.
fought together in the war.
3.
The rose that Dr. Heidegger brings back to life
a.
belongs to the Widow Wycherly.
b.
was given to the doctor by his bride-to-be.
c.
grew in his grandmother’s garden.
4.
Dr. Heidegger says that the water in the vase was
a.
sent to him by a friend.
b.
brewed in his basement.
c.
found among Coronado’s treasures.
5.
Before his guests drink the water, Dr. Heidegger
a.
tests it on himself.
b.
warns that is may harm their health.
c.
asks them to use their experience as a guide.
6.
The water seems to improve each guest’s
a.
appearance and energy.
b.
basic nature and personality.
c.
respect for Dr. Heidegger.
7.
After drinking the water, the guests make fun of
a.
the Fountain of Youth.
b.
their recent old and feeble condition.
c.
their fears about drinking the water.
8.
Dr. Heidegger’s male guest fight over the
a.
remaining water in the vase.
b.
map showing the water’s source,
c.
Widow Wycherly.
9.
Dr. Heidegger says his experiment taught him that
a.
he should never use his friends for his tests.
b.
youth is the best time of life.
c.
he would not drink from the Fountain of Youth.
10.
At the story’s end, Dr. Heidegger’s guest
a.
decide to go to Florida.
b.
destroy Dr. Heidegger’s lab.
c.
swear they will act their age.