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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Story Two, County Fair!.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Randy starts to whine the night before the County Fair, what does Mother promise him?
(a) Cream soda.
(b) Peach candy.
(c) Taffy apple.
(d) Chocolate donut.

4. The narrator lives in Northern Indiana with whom?
(a) Parents and uncle.
(b) Father, mother, and brother.
(c) Parents and grandmother.
(d) Father, mother, and sister.

5. How long does the ham that Mother prepares have to sit in the oven to rest?
(a) Half an hour.
(b) Ten minutes.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Twelve hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens during the Old Man's favorite ride at the fair?

2. What is the name of the Indiana town where most of the stories in the book supposedly take place?

3. What marks the start of the Shepherd-Bumpus feud?

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

5. What is the Old Man's absolute favorite ride at the County Fair?

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