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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. Where does the Bumpus family like to go shopping?
(a) City dump.
(b) Thrift store.
(c) Garage sales.
(d) Farmers' market.

2. Where do most kids get their tops from?
(a) Mail order.
(b) Hopnoodle's store.
(c) Pulaski's shop.
(d) Sears.

3. What does the narrator find, after almost not seeing it, tucked between two looming buildings?
(a) Little specialty shop.
(b) Dark alley.
(c) Coffee shop and bakery.
(d) Small park.

4. 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) Quiet.
(c) Eccentric.
(d) Educators.

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 it doesn't start raining.
(b) That for once, someone is able to beat Farkas.
(c) That the teacher doesn't catch them.
(d) That Farkas doesn't turn on them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the school the narrator attends?

2. What happens when Grover Dill insults Delbert Bumpus' name?

3. The narrator lives in Northern Indiana with whom?

4. The Old Man is loyal to the Oldsmobile, but he deviates from his dedication to drive what automobile brand?

5. What name does the narrator give his "weapon"?

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