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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Story Two, County Fair!.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In Story One, what sport does Delbert disrupt in gym class?
(a) Handball.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Volleyball.
(d) Hockey.

3. Among the animals at the fair, the Shepherds see what?
(a) A two-headed llama.
(b) A four-foot tall chicken.
(c) A grand champion pig.
(d) A dime-size frog.

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

5. What does the Old Man find touching when he's looking at the County Fair quilts with his family?
(a) Seeing a 92-year-old lady making quilt squares.
(b) A quilt commemorating beer making.
(c) A quilt commemorating ice hockey.
(d) Seeing Luke Appling on a quilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator and his family eat practically the same thing every day, except on what occasion?

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

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

4. What marks the start of the Shepherd-Bumpus feud?

5. When a new family moves into the house next door to the narrator, what singer's record do they play in the middle of the night?

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