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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Story 7, The Return of the Smiling Wimpy Doll Summary:.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the new girl next door whom the narrator is smitten by?
(a) Josephine.
(b) Christine.
(c) Justine.
(d) Caroline.

2. Among the animals at the fair, the Shepherds see what?
(a) A four-foot tall chicken.
(b) A two-headed llama.
(c) A grand champion pig.
(d) A dime-size frog.

3. When the narrator is invited inside his neighbors' house, what is he expected to do while he waits for Josie to finish getting ready?
(a) Partake of a heavy meal.
(b) Stand in the hallway until she's ready.
(c) Share his life story with her parents.
(d) Reveal what he plans to do after high school.

4. At the end of Story Four, what does the reader learn about the narrator's fishing gear?
(a) The narrator left his gear behind on purpose.
(b) The Old Man had packed it all along.
(c) It mysteriously turns up next to the sleeping bags.
(d) The Bumpus family stole it.

5. The night of his date with Josie, the narrator arrives with what?
(a) The family car.
(b) A box of chocolates.
(c) His bicycle.
(d) A bouquet of flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Old Man and Mother do well into the night in preparation for their Michigan trip?

2. Long after the Bumpuses move out, who moves in next door to the narrator?

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

4. Why is the adult narrator embarrassed when the doorman sees him?

5. When the narrator starts spinning tops against Farkas, what does he use first?

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