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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Story 3, Scut Farkas and the Murderous Mariah.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the final spinning top battle between Farkas and the narrator conclude?
(a) Both tops leave the circle together and disappear down the sewer.
(b) The narrator's kid brother comes from nowhere and steals both tops.
(c) The narrator wins and throws Farkas' top down the sewer.
(d) Farkas wins and throws the narrator's top over the school fence into the street.

2. In Story One, what sport does Delbert disrupt in gym class?
(a) Hockey.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Handball.
(d) Volleyball.

3. 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 a fine piece of machinery.
(c) It's just the right length.
(d) It makes him feel like a teenager again.

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

5. Does the narrator tell his friends about his training and his intentions to beat Scut Farkas?
(a) He tells only Flick.
(b) No.
(c) He tells everyone but Flick.
(d) Yes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the house next door to the narrator after the Bumpus family moves in?

2. Where does the narrator begin training for his matches against Scut Farkas?

3. The narrator lives in Northern Indiana with whom?

4. Wanting to beat Scut Farkas at his game, what does the narrator do?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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