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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) Torpedo Blaster.
(b) Lightning Strike.
(c) Whirligig Rocket Whip.
(d) Enormo Gordo Run.

2. How does the narrator describe the sound that his spinning top makes?
(a) Cold and hissing, like a snake.
(b) Loud and wailing, like a ghost.
(c) Stealthy and quiet, like a ninja.
(d) Bold and thunderous, like a storm.

3. What does the Old Man find touching when he's looking at the County Fair quilts with his family?
(a) Seeing Luke Appling on a quilt.
(b) A quilt commemorating ice hockey.
(c) A quilt commemorating beer making.
(d) Seeing a 92-year-old lady making quilt squares.

4. Does the narrator tell his friends about his training and his intentions to beat Scut Farkas?
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) He tells everyone but Flick.
(d) He tells only Flick.

5. What does Farkas mean when he challenges the narrator to play for keeps?
(a) Whoever wins gets to take and keep the opponent's top.
(b) Whoever loses the next round is never allowed to spin tops on the playground again.
(c) Both tops are released into a circle, and the first one to leave the circle loses.
(d) Winner keeps the tops; the loser keeps away from the playground.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the narrator starts spinning tops against opponents other than Scut, what does he use?

3. 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?

4. What does the Old Man say every year when he and his family leave the County Fair?

5. The narrator realizes he has found his weapon when the black-shawled lady pulls what out of a box?

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