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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Story 6, Daphne Bigelow and the Spine-chilling Saga of the Snail-encrusted Tinfoil Noose.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator notes that the only way to get his father going in the morning is with what?
(a) A plate of bacon and eggs.
(b) The morning paper.
(c) A cigarette and coffee.
(d) A double espresso.

2. Who does the narrator find in his biology class?
(a) A girl with an enormous crush on him.
(b) The most annoying girl he's ever met.
(c) The smartest girl he's ever met.
(d) The girl of his dreams.

3. On Saturday night, right before the family trip to Michigan, what does the Old Man say about their departure?
(a) Everything that 's going with them must be left by the door.
(b) They need to sleep in their clothes so they can leave early.
(c) They'll leave by six in the morning.
(d) They'll leave at four-thirty in the morning.

4. In what major way did Maxwell Bigelow help the community?
(a) Built a homeless shelter.
(b) Opened a soup kitchen.
(c) Paid for a second gym at the high school.
(d) Donated the ice skating rink to the park.

5. In the community, who is Maxwell Bigelow, Daphne's father?
(a) Chief architect.
(b) Chairman of the bank.
(c) Vice president of a steel company.
(d) Town mayor.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the morning of the family's departure for their Michigan trip, Mother is in the kitchen scrambling eggs and making coffee while the Old Man is doing what?

2. Before the narrator can invite a girl to the Spring Dance, he decides that first they must what?

3. What do Mother and the boys do while the Old Man changes a flat tire on their way to Michigan?

4. What is the narrator wearing on his date with Daphne?

5. When Mr. Bigelow chats with the narrator as he waits for Daphne at her house, the man mistakes the young man for who?

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