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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. 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?
(a) The food's exactly the same, but he remembers wilder rides.
(b) His experience is completely different from the movie.
(c) His experience is identical to the movie.
(d) The County Fair wasn't as exciting as the State Fair in the movie.

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

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

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

5. How long does the Shepherd-Bumpus feud last?
(a) Until the Bumpus family moves away.
(b) Nine years.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Until the narrator goes off to college.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Old Man admire about his favorite ride at the County Fair?

3. Who successfully rings the bell at the County Fair strong man exhibit?

4. Among the animals at the fair, the Shepherds see what?

5. At the fair, who wins the dirt races by half a car length?

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