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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Story Five, The Star-crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What daredevil act do a couple of skinny blond girls perform at the County Fair?
(a) Exchanging motorcycles in midair.
(b) High diving into a pool.
(c) Roman riding on horseback.
(d) Jumping through a wall of fire.

2. When Randy starts to whine the night before the County Fair, what does Mother promise him?
(a) Cream soda.
(b) Taffy apple.
(c) Peach candy.
(d) Chocolate donut.

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

4. When the narrator tells his father that he forgot to pack something important for the Michigan trip, what happens?
(a) The Old Man stops at a store to buy another one.
(b) Mother tells him to not worry because he'll have fun anyway.
(c) Randy laughs at him until the narrator punches him.
(d) The Old Man reprimands him while he weeps.

5. As the family drives to the lake, what happens when a chicken truck passes them?
(a) It breaks down in front of them and they are stuck for hours.
(b) The contents of their roof rack fall.
(c) Randy has a sneezing fit because of his allergy to feathers.
(d) They have to put up with feathers and a foul smell for miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years does the Shepherd family take its annual pilgrimage to Clear Lake?

2. According to the book, important industries of Northern Indiana are steel mills and what else?

3. At the start of Story Four, what reminds the narrator of his annual family vacations to Clear Lake, Michigan?

4. At their Michigan destination, what does the narrator say when the Old Man starts talking about going fishing?

5. When the narrator goes to Pulaski's grocery store on an errand for Mother, he talks to Howie, who used to do what?

(see the answer key)

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