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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 winner of the spinning top battle between Farkas and the narrator could very well do what?
(a) Intimidate the other kids all the way through high school.
(b) Demand lunch money from the kids gathered there.
(c) Beat up the loser.
(d) Change life at Warren G. Harding School.

2. When the Old Man gets himself a beer at the fair, what does he get for his older son?
(a) Orange Nehi.
(b) Banana milkshake.
(c) Spiced cider.
(d) Shirley Temple.

3. How long does the Shepherd-Bumpus feud last?
(a) Until the narrator goes off to college.
(b) Until the Bumpus family moves away.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Nine years.

4. What does the Old Man find touching when he's looking at the County Fair quilts with his family?
(a) A quilt commemorating ice hockey.
(b) Seeing Luke Appling on a quilt.
(c) Seeing a 92-year-old lady making quilt squares.
(d) A quilt commemorating beer making.

5. Where does the narrator begin training for his matches against Scut Farkas?
(a) His driveway.
(b) Flick's backyard.
(c) His basement.
(d) School gym.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the school the narrator attends?

2. What is the name of the Indiana town where most of the stories in the book supposedly take place?

3. Which of the following do Randy and his brother NOT eat at the County Fair?

4. How long does the ham that Mother prepares have to sit in the oven to rest?

5. Where does the Bumpus family like to go shopping?

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