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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. How long does the Shepherd-Bumpus feud last?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Until the narrator goes off to college.
(c) Nine years.
(d) Until the Bumpus family moves away.

2. When Mother prepares the ham, she tops it with what?
(a) Apple slices.
(b) Cranberry sauce.
(c) A cup of sherry.
(d) A maraschino cherry.

3. When the Old Man gets himself a beer at the fair, what does he get for his older son?
(a) Banana milkshake.
(b) Orange Nehi.
(c) Shirley Temple.
(d) Spiced cider.

4. How does the narrator's childhood experience at the County Fair compare to a movie he watches when he's an adult that portrays a State Fair set in Indiana?
(a) The food's exactly the same, but he remembers wilder rides.
(b) His experience is identical to the movie.
(c) The County Fair wasn't as exciting as the State Fair in the movie.
(d) His experience is completely different from the movie.

5. What does the Old Man admire about his favorite ride at the County Fair?
(a) It's a fine piece of machinery.
(b) It makes him feel like a teenager again.
(c) Very few dare to get on such a wild ride.
(d) It's just the right length.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Grover after his confrontation with Delbert in Story One?

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

3. What daredevil act do a couple of skinny blond girls perform at the County Fair?

4. The Taylors, who lived next door to the narrator and his family for many years before the Bumpus family moved in, were what?

5. Soon after consuming three taffy apples, four hot dogs, and two root beers at the County Fair, what else does Randy ingest?

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