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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Story 7, The Return of the Smiling Wimpy Doll Summary:.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when, during the family's road trip, the Old Man refuses the opportunity to purchase gas at the last station?
(a) They run out of gas and he has to hike back for some.
(b) Mother yells at him until he does a u-turn and gets gas.
(c) They run out of gas, the radiatior overheats, and a tire goes flat, all at the same time.
(d) They run out of gas at the resort entrance and have to push the car in.

2. What daredevil act do a couple of skinny blond girls perform at the County Fair?
(a) Roman riding on horseback.
(b) High diving into a pool.
(c) Jumping through a wall of fire.
(d) Exchanging motorcycles in midair.

3. What does the narrator say is one of the most popular playground games at his school?
(a) Marble throwing.
(b) Four square.
(c) Dodgeball.
(d) Top spinning.

4. 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 the teacher doesn't catch them.
(c) That Farkas doesn't turn on them.
(d) That it doesn't start raining.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the little wooden house with the moon on the door found in the Bumpus' yard?

3. The narrator notes that Howie used to be fun, but now he's always what?

4. How does the narrator get to the Bigelow family's neighborhood?

5. What do Mother and the boys do while the Old Man changes a flat tire on their way to Michigan?

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