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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Story 3, Scut Farkas and the Murderous Mariah.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Old Man is loyal to the Oldsmobile, but he deviates from his dedication to drive what automobile brand?
(a) Pontiac.
(b) Saturn.
(c) Cadillac.
(d) Buick.

2. How does the narrator's childhood experience at the County Fair compare to a movie he watches when he's an adult that portrays a State Fair set in Indiana?
(a) His experience is completely different from the movie.
(b) The food's exactly the same, but he remembers wilder rides.
(c) His experience is identical to the movie.
(d) The County Fair wasn't as exciting as the State Fair in the movie.

3. How long does the ham that Mother prepares have to sit in the oven to rest?
(a) Half an hour.
(b) Ten minutes.
(c) Twelve hours.
(d) Three hours.

4. Wanting to beat Scut Farkas at his game, what does the narrator do?
(a) Sets up a practice schedule to hone his skills.
(b) Gets Flick to teach him new techniques.
(c) Reads a book written by a master top spinner.
(d) Spies on Farkas to see how he does it.

5. Soon after consuming three taffy apples, four hot dogs, and two root beers at the County Fair, what else does Randy ingest?
(a) Nachos and iced raspberry tea.
(b) Funnel cake and a fruit smoothie.
(c) A pickle and some buttermilk.
(d) A snow cone and three more root beers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Bumpuses move next door to the narrator and his family?

2. What marks the start of the Shepherd-Bumpus feud?

3. When Farkas starts walking away from the narrator after their first top spinning contest, what does the narrator do?

4. What type of student is Delbert Bumpus?

5. The narrator lives in Northern Indiana with whom?

(see the answer key)

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