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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. What is the little wooden house with the moon on the door found in the Bumpus' yard?
(a) Gun storage shed.
(b) Guest room.
(c) Dog house.
(d) Moonshine making station.

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

3. What happens when Grover Dill insults Delbert Bumpus' name?
(a) The narrator makes fun of Grover's name.
(b) Delbert charges at him.
(c) The narrator laughs loudly.
(d) Delbert tells a teacher.

4. Where does the Bumpus family like to go shopping?
(a) Garage sales.
(b) City dump.
(c) Thrift store.
(d) Farmers' market.

5. What is the Old Man's greatest nemesis?
(a) Bumpus hounds.
(b) Scut Farkas.
(c) His old Pontiac.
(d) The radiator in his house.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When the Old Man gets himself a beer at the fair, what does he get for his older son?

4. How long does the Shepherd-Bumpus feud last?

5. Because of the crowds, how far away from the County Fair does the narrator say his father has to park?

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