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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. Why did Howie quit high school?
(a) To work and support his aging parents.
(b) He never liked school.
(c) He was failing.
(d) To get married.

2. How does the Old Man feel about the farming exhibits at the County Fair?
(a) He doesn't think they should skip any.
(b) He thinks his sons should see the exhibits.
(c) He couldn't care less about them.
(d) He really enjoys the dairy and corn exhibits.

3. When the narrator emerges from the bathroom after bathing and grooming for his date with the girl next door, what condition is the bathroom in?
(a) No soap or hot water are left.
(b) The bathroom floor is soaking wet.
(c) The room reeks of shaving cream and hair spray.
(d) The walls are dripping wet and the paint is peeling.

4. When the narrator emerges from the bathroom after preparing for his date with Josie, his face is covered with what?
(a) Band-aids.
(b) Aftershave lotion.
(c) Acne cream.
(d) Tissue scraps.

5. At the end of Story Four, what does the reader learn about the narrator's fishing gear?
(a) It mysteriously turns up next to the sleeping bags.
(b) The narrator left his gear behind on purpose.
(c) The Old Man had packed it all along.
(d) The Bumpus family stole it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the new family next door to the Shepherds move from?

2. What is the name of the Bigelow family's chauffeur?

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

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

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

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