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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. According to the book, important industries of Northern Indiana are steel mills and what else?
(a) Car manufacturers.
(b) Oil refineries.
(c) Pharmaceuticals.
(d) Candy factories.

2. What type of student is Delbert Bumpus?
(a) One who excels in music.
(b) A disruptive one who misses a lot of school.
(c) One whom others envy.
(d) A promising one who needs bigger challenges.

3. 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) It's just the right length.
(d) Very few dare to get on such a wild ride.

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

5. Once the Shepherds get to the County Fair, Randy accompanies his mother to see what?
(a) The dogs and cats show.
(b) A magic show.
(c) Some of the home crafts.
(d) The clown acts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the Shepherd-Bumpus feud last?

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

3. What does the Old Man do trying to get a glimpse of the new family that moves in next door?

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?

5. When Mother prepares the ham, she tops it with what?

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