A Fistful of Fig Newtons Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

Jean Shepherd
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Fistful of Fig Newtons Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

Jean Shepherd
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Light at the End of the Tunnel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the scholarly one in the narrator's dorm?
(a) Dagellio.
(b) Umbaugh.
(c) Morrison.
(d) Goldberg.

2. The tendency of all New Jerseyites to long for home is called ____________________.
(a) Old Folks Week.
(b) There's No Place Like New Jersey.
(c) Home Sweet New Jersey.
(d) New Jersey Nostalgia.

3. According to the narrator, behind all the gaudiness of New Jersey lies ____________________.
(a) People struggling to survive.
(b) Endless subdivisions.
(c) A human striving for something grand.
(d) More gaudiness.

4. What New Jersey food did the narrator eat while in Colorado?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Hot dogs.
(c) Steaks.
(d) Pizza.

5. What is the narrator's favorite snack?
(a) Cheetos.
(b) Doritos.
(c) Fig Newtons.
(d) Oreos.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator view the foibles of mankind in his corner of the world?

2. Why is Big Al unable to play in the big football game the day after the contest?

3. What did each boy bet in the contest?

4. What does the narrator say is always the butt of comedians' jokes?

5. In what state does the narrator live?

(see the answer key)

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