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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. After being greeted by a woman wearing a black shawl, what does the narrator ask for?
(a) Cup of coffee.
(b) His lost baseball.
(c) A top.
(d) Directions.

2. How does the narrator invite the girl of his dreams on a date?
(a) With a note.
(b) Romantically.
(c) Awkwardly.
(d) Has a friend ask for him.

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

4. What marks the start of the Shepherd-Bumpus feud?
(a) The ham is taken by the hounds.
(b) The Old Man calls the Bumpus family country hicks.
(c) Blaring country music is played every night.
(d) Mr. Bumpus rams his truck into the Old Man's porch.

5. When the Spring Dance is announced, who does the narrator decide to invite?
(a) Penelope Sanders.
(b) Daphne Bigelow.
(c) Josie Cosnowski.
(d) Wanda Hickey.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says that his family's annual trip to Michigan is bigger than what to him?

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?

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?

4. When the Old Man gets himself a beer at the fair, what does he get for his older son?

5. When the narrator starts spinning tops against opponents other than Scut, what does he use?

(see the answer key)

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