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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. When Mr. Bigelow chats with the narrator as he waits for Daphne at her house, the man mistakes the young man for who?
(a) The son of a wealthy socialite.
(b) One of Daphne's former boyfriends.
(c) One of the Pittsburgh Steel Shepherds.
(d) A member of the Bumpus family.

2. Who is Iron Man Gabruzzi's arch-rival?
(a) Anthony Dombruni.
(b) Joe Firebender.
(c) Duke Grunion.
(d) Walt Whedbe.

3. On the morning of the family's departure for their Michigan trip, Mother is in the kitchen scrambling eggs and making coffee while the Old Man is doing what?
(a) Yelling at the neighbors.
(b) Packing the car.
(c) Making waffles.
(d) Sleeping.

4. The Old Man is a lifelong fan of which baseball team?
(a) Chicago White Sox.
(b) Detroit Tigers.
(c) New York Mets.
(d) Cincinnati Reds.

5. What person does the forty-seven pound pumpkin at the County Fair resemble?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator wearing on his date with Daphne?

2. How does the narrator get to the Bigelow family's neighborhood?

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

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

5. What do Daphne and the narrator watch at the Orpheum?

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