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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 is the name of the family that moves next door to the Shepherds long after the Bumpuses move out?
(a) Cosnowski.
(b) Kozlowski.
(c) Obodzinski.
(d) Zacharzewski.

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

3. The winner of the spinning top battle between Farkas and the narrator could very well do what?
(a) Intimidate the other kids all the way through high school.
(b) Beat up the loser.
(c) Demand lunch money from the kids gathered there.
(d) Change life at Warren G. Harding School.

4. What does the Old Man admire about his favorite ride at the County Fair?
(a) It's a fine piece of machinery.
(b) It's just the right length.
(c) Very few dare to get on such a wild ride.
(d) It makes him feel like a teenager again.

5. When a crowd of kids gathers around the narrator and Farkas as they battle it out with their fancy spinning tops, what is the collective wish?
(a) That for once, someone is able to beat Farkas.
(b) That it doesn't start raining.
(c) That Farkas doesn't turn on them.
(d) That the teacher doesn't catch them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following do Randy and his brother NOT eat at the County Fair?

2. When Mother prepares the ham, she tops it with what?

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

4. The narrator realizes he has found his weapon when the black-shawled lady pulls what out of a box?

5. Where does the Bumpus family like to go shopping?

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