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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Story 3, Scut Farkas and the Murderous Mariah.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Old Man's absolute favorite ride at the County Fair?
(a) Enormo Gordo Run.
(b) Lightning Strike.
(c) Whirligig Rocket Whip.
(d) Torpedo Blaster.

2. At the fair, who wins the dirt races by half a car length?
(a) Firebender.
(b) Rocket Dude.
(c) Dombruni.
(d) Iron Man.

3. What person does the forty-seven pound pumpkin at the County Fair resemble?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt.

4. What name does the narrator give his "weapon"?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Bear.
(c) Dog.
(d) Puma.

5. Who is spying on the narrator when he starts to spin tops against opponents?
(a) Junior Kissel.
(b) Delbert Bumpus.
(c) Grover Dill.
(d) Scut Farkas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the little wooden house with the moon on the door found in the Bumpus' yard?

2. What happens to the house next door to the narrator after the Bumpus family moves in?

3. How many Bumpuses move next door to the narrator and his family?

4. Once the Shepherds get to the County Fair, Randy accompanies his mother to see what?

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

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