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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. What marks the start of the Shepherd-Bumpus feud?
(a) Blaring country music is played every night.
(b) Mr. Bumpus rams his truck into the Old Man's porch.
(c) The Old Man calls the Bumpus family country hicks.
(d) The ham is taken by the hounds.

2. Once the family arrives at the County Fair, the narrator accompanies his father where?
(a) Riding the bumper cars.
(b) To the dusty dirt track.
(c) Riding the carousel.
(d) To the fire-breathing act.

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

4. The Old Man is a lifelong fan of which baseball team?
(a) Chicago White Sox.
(b) Detroit Tigers.
(c) New York Mets.
(d) Cincinnati Reds.

5. When Farkas starts walking away from the narrator after their first top spinning contest, what does the narrator do?
(a) Spends another two weeks practicing to improve his technique.
(b) Brings out his best top and throws it with an ominous spin.
(c) Laughs at his opponent, calling him a chicken.
(d) Runs after Farkas and tackles him to the ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Old Man's absolute favorite ride at the County Fair?

2. Who successfully rings the bell at the County Fair strong man exhibit?

3. What does the Old Man say every year when he and his family leave the County Fair?

4. How long does the ham that Mother prepares have to sit in the oven to rest?

5. How many Bumpuses move next door to the narrator and his family?

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