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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. When the narrator goes to Pulaski's grocery store on an errand for Mother, he talks to Howie, who used to do what?
(a) Play high school football.
(b) Sing with the high school men's choir.
(c) March with the band.
(d) Play on his softball team.

2. When the doorman retrieves a childhood toy for the adult narrator, who does he have to fight for it?
(a) Little boy who had picked it up.
(b) Thrift shop owner.
(c) Senile old man who found it.
(d) Local auctioneer.

3. As the family drives to the lake, what happens when a chicken truck passes them?
(a) They have to put up with feathers and a foul smell for miles.
(b) The contents of their roof rack fall.
(c) Randy has a sneezing fit because of his allergy to feathers.
(d) It breaks down in front of them and they are stuck for hours.

4. When the narrator and Josie reach the party destination, where does he think he is?
(a) A new club in town.
(b) The Elks Club.
(c) Two counties over.
(d) House of a wealthy family.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of top is the narrator looking for?

3. The narrator says that his family's annual trip to Michigan is bigger than what to him?

4. At the start of Story Four, what reminds the narrator of his annual family vacations to Clear Lake, Michigan?

5. What is the second item the narrator pulls out of the package he receives as an adult?

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