1. How many Bumpuses move next door to the narrator and his family?
(a) Twelve Bumpuses and three of their friends.
(b) Nine.
(c) Nobody knows for sure.
(d) Thirteen.

2. The night before the County Fair, the Old Man says he doesn't care if Mother checks out the quilts and raspberry jams so long as he and the narrator can do what?
(a) Eat hot dogs, cotton candy, and funnel cakes.
(b) Watch the parade.
(c) Watch the first heat of the dirt track races.
(d) Ride the "Lightning Strike" roller coaster.

3. What happens to the house next door to the narrator after the Bumpus family moves in?
(a) It gets toilet papered.
(b) It ages overnight.
(c) Two new rooms are added in the back.
(d) It's painted purple.

4. What is the name of the Indiana town where most of the stories in the book supposedly take place?
(a) Hohman.
(b) Longview.
(c) DeBerne.
(d) Frankton.

5. The Taylors, who lived next door to the narrator and his family for many years before the Bumpus family moved in, were what?
(a) Educators.
(b) Circus performers.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Eccentric.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator's childhood experience at the County Fair compare to a movie he watches when he's an adult that portrays a State Fair set in Indiana?

2. What are some of the items that adorn the Bumpus' yard?

3. What does the Old Man do trying to get a glimpse of the new family that moves in next door?

4. What happens when Grover Dill insults Delbert Bumpus' name?

5. When a new family moves into the house next door to the narrator, what singer's record do they play in the middle of the night?

(see the answer key)

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