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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what holiday do we find the narrator at the start of Story 7?
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Easter.
(d) Halloween.

2. What was the character Wimpy known for in old cartoons?
(a) Running in circles.
(b) Eating hamburgers.
(c) Flying kites.
(d) Being forgetful.

3. How does the narrator get to the Bigelow family's neighborhood?
(a) Long bus ride.
(b) Takes the family car.
(c) Long bike ride.
(d) Gets a ride from his father.

4. How does the Old Man react to the news that the narrator has asked Max Bigelow's daughter out on a date?
(a) It means nothing to him.
(b) He asks the narrator if he's out of his mind.
(c) He doesn't take the news seriously.
(d) He's impressed.

5. Why do the narrator and his friends parade in front of their neighbors' house after a new family moves in?
(a) To catch a glimpse of the exotic beauty who is their age.
(b) They hope to be invited in for milk and cookies.
(c) To see if there are any boys their age in the family.
(d) To count how many people live there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who answers the door when the narrator goes to Daphne's house?

2. When does the narrator share with his family the news of his date with Daphne?

3. The narrator notes that Howie used to be fun, but now he's always what?

4. What is the name of the new girl next door whom the narrator is smitten by?

5. In what major way did Maxwell Bigelow help the community?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the adult narrator's fire chief hat?

2. Describe Daphne Bigelow, the girl of the narrator's dreams.

3. After the prom, Schwartz and the narrator take their dates to the Rooster. What happens there?

4. Why do the narrator and his friends parade back and forth in front of the Cosnowskis' house?

5. What are some of the items the narrator finds in the box of toys his mother sends him when he's an adult?

6. Where does the narrator live when he is an adult?

7. What conflict exists for the narrator regarding the night of the party that he's invited to by Josephine?

8. What does the narrator compare the prom to?

9. How does the narrator ask Wanda Hickey to the prom?

10. Why doesn't the narrator ask Daphne Bigelow to the prom?

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