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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Story 6, Daphne Bigelow and the Spine-chilling Saga of the Snail-encrusted Tinfoil Noose.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The night before the County Fair, the Old Man says he doesn't care if Mother checks out the quilts and raspberry jams so long as he and the narrator can do what?
(a) Watch the first heat of the dirt track races.
(b) Ride the "Lightning Strike" roller coaster.
(c) Watch the parade.
(d) Eat hot dogs, cotton candy, and funnel cakes.
2. The Bigelow family's chauffeur drives Daphne and the narrator to the Orpheum in what?
(a) Rolls Royce.
(b) Jaguar.
(c) Limousine.
(d) Convertible.
3. How does the Old Man feel about the farming exhibits at the County Fair?
(a) He really enjoys the dairy and corn exhibits.
(b) He doesn't think they should skip any.
(c) He couldn't care less about them.
(d) He thinks his sons should see the exhibits.
4. What does the Old Man admire about his favorite ride at the County Fair?
(a) Very few dare to get on such a wild ride.
(b) It's just the right length.
(c) It's a fine piece of machinery.
(d) It makes him feel like a teenager again.
5. 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) The County Fair wasn't as exciting as the State Fair in the movie.
(c) His experience is identical to the movie.
(d) His experience is completely different from the movie.
Short Answer Questions
1. The Old Man is a lifelong fan of which baseball team?
2. How does the Old Man react to the news that the narrator has asked Max Bigelow's daughter out on a date?
3. What happens during the Old Man's favorite ride at the fair?
4. When the narrator realizes he forgot to pack something for the Michigan trip, where does he remember leaving it?
5. At the fair, who wins the dirt races by half a car length?
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