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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. To the narrator, Daphne Bigelow is what?
(a) The personification of everything ideal in a girl.
(b) Snobbish, elitist, and no fun to be around.
(c) The school's biggest braniac.
(d) Charming, funny, and witty, but accident prone.

2. Because of the crowds, how far away from the County Fair does the narrator say his father has to park?
(a) Two towns over.
(b) About four miles.
(c) Six blocks.
(d) In Chicago.

3. On the family road trip, where do the narrator and his brother fit in a car that is so full of supplies?
(a) Two tiny cubicles inside the vehicle.
(b) Sitting on top of the cooler in the far back.
(c) The front seat with Mother and the Old Man.
(d) The tiny travel trailer hitched to the car.

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

5. Who goes on the Old Man's favorite ride at the County Fair?
(a) The four members of the Shepherd family.
(b) The Old Man and his two sons.
(c) The Old Man and Mother only.
(d) Randy and his brother only.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Mother and the boys do while the Old Man changes a flat tire on their way to Michigan?

3. For how many years does the Shepherd family take its annual pilgrimage to Clear Lake?

4. When the narrator realizes he forgot to pack something for the Michigan trip, where does he remember leaving it?

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

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