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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Story Four, Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what point does the narrator realize they are halfway to their Michigan destination?
(a) When the contents of the car have shifted so much he can no longer move.
(b) After they've been driving for six hours without stopping.
(c) After he almost faints from dehydration and heat exhaustion.
(d) When Randy throws up, because he does this every year at the halfway mark.

2. What does the Old Man say every year when he and his family leave the County Fair?
(a) The fair has taken every dollar he had.
(b) The fair seems to get better each year.
(c) He teases the boys about walking home from the fair.
(d) He ate way too much.

3. What kind of top is the narrator looking for?
(a) Sparking top.
(b) Red top.
(c) Special edition top.
(d) Fighting top.

4. Halfway along the journey to Michigan, what does the narrator realize he forgot to pack?
(a) Comic book collection.
(b) Alarm clock.
(c) Fishing gear.
(d) Camera.

5. The Old Man is a lifelong fan of which baseball team?
(a) New York Mets.
(b) Chicago White Sox.
(c) Cincinnati Reds.
(d) Detroit Tigers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does the narrator give his "weapon"?

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

3. What does Farkas mean when he challenges the narrator to play for keeps?

4. What happens to Grover after his confrontation with Delbert in Story One?

5. The night before the County Fair, the Old Man says he doesn't care if Mother checks out the quilts and raspberry jams so long as he and the narrator can do what?

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