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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Story Five, The Star-crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The narrator notes that Howie used to be fun, but now he's always what?
(a) Annoying.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sleepy.
(d) Boring.

3. What does the Old Man do two weeks prior to the family's departure for their annual Michigan vacation?
(a) Checks out library books to read during his vacation.
(b) Maps out the trip route, complete with stops and detours.
(c) Starts telling everybody at work about his upcoming trip.
(d) Has a tuneup performed on their car.

4. The night of his first date with the neighbor girl, how long does it take the narrator to bathe and groom?
(a) An hour.
(b) Just under two hours.
(c) Fifteen minutes.
(d) Three and a half hours.

5. How long does the Shepherd-Bumpus feud last?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Nine years.
(c) Until the Bumpus family moves away.
(d) Until the narrator goes off to college.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the sound that his spinning top makes?

2. How long does the narrator practice with his fighting top?

3. What does Farkas mean when he challenges the narrator to play for keeps?

4. In Story One, what sport does Delbert disrupt in gym class?

5. What do the Old Man and Mother do well into the night in preparation for their Michigan trip?

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