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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Old Man is loyal to the Oldsmobile, but he deviates from his dedication to drive what automobile brand?
(a) Saturn.
(b) Pontiac.
(c) Buick.
(d) Cadillac.

2. A week before taking his family to Michigan for their vacation, the Old Man makes a phone call to request what?
(a) Deluxe room.
(b) King-size tent.
(c) Larger houseboat.
(d) Green cabin.

3. How do the boys prepare for their Michigan vacation?
(a) Packing books, games, art supplies, and cameras.
(b) Reading about Michigan in their travel books.
(c) Fighting while Mother and the Old Man do all the packing.
(d) Gathering their collection of fishing tackle and a BB gun.

4. When Mother prepares the ham, she tops it with what?
(a) A maraschino cherry.
(b) Cranberry sauce.
(c) Apple slices.
(d) A cup of sherry.

5. What do the Old Man and Mother do well into the night in preparation for their Michigan trip?
(a) Write detailed house care instructions for their neighbors.
(b) Unplug and double-check every appliance in their home.
(c) Go over the route they plan to take and their alternate route.
(d) Go over their list and take account of all their travel supplies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the final spinning top battle between Farkas and the narrator conclude?

3. The narrator and his family eat practically the same thing every day, except on what occasion?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the Mariah and the Wolf?

2. What happens to the much anticipated Easter ham in Story One?

3. How does the Old Man handle all the problems the family encounters en route to Michigan?

4. Summarize how Mother prepares the traditional Easter ham.

5. Describe the Shepherd family's arrival at Ollie Hopnoodle's resort in Clear Lake.

6. What are some of the misadventures the family experiences on their drive to Michigan?

7. What is the final outcome of the battle of the spinning tops between Scut Farkas and the narrator?

8. During their road trip, the narrator is convinced that he left his fishing gear back home. What does he discover about his gear at the end of the story?

9. What happens after the narrator uses a dummy top and lets Farkas win the first round?

10. Describe some of what makes the Shepherd family a traditional one.

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