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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. Which of the following are NOT found in the Bumpus' yard?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Rats.
(c) Peacocks.
(d) Hounds.

2. What kind of top is the narrator looking for?
(a) Sparking top.
(b) Special edition top.
(c) Fighting top.
(d) Red top.

3. When the narrator starts spinning tops against Farkas, what does he use first?
(a) A dummy top.
(b) An old, chipped top.
(c) His best top.
(d) Schwartz's champion top.

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

5. The Taylors, who lived next door to the narrator and his family for many years before the Bumpus family moved in, were what?
(a) Circus performers.
(b) Educators.
(c) Eccentric.
(d) Quiet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Scut Farkas?

2. How does the final spinning top battle between Farkas and the narrator conclude?

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

4. How long does the narrator practice with his fighting top?

5. What subject does Miss Shields teach?

(see the answer key)

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