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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. Where does the Bumpus family like to go shopping?
(a) Farmers' market.
(b) Garage sales.
(c) City dump.
(d) Thrift store.

2. What does the Old Man say every year when he and his family leave the County Fair?
(a) He teases the boys about walking home from the fair.
(b) The fair has taken every dollar he had.
(c) He ate way too much.
(d) The fair seems to get better each year.

3. Which of the following do Randy and his brother NOT eat at the County Fair?
(a) Pumpkin pie.
(b) Fudge.
(c) Pork and beans.
(d) Deep-fried chocolate bars.

4. The narrator lives in Northern Indiana with whom?
(a) Parents and grandmother.
(b) Parents and uncle.
(c) Father, mother, and brother.
(d) Father, mother, and sister.

5. What happens to Grover after his confrontation with Delbert in Story One?
(a) He's knocked flat on the ground and loses a shoe.
(b) He becomes angry and punches three kids.
(c) The teacher suspends him for a day.
(d) He runs away in tears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of student is Delbert Bumpus?

2. At the fair, who wins the dirt races by half a car length?

3. The night before the County Fair, the Old Man says he doesn't care if Mother checks out the quilts and raspberry jams so long as he and the narrator can do what?

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

5. What does the Old Man find touching when he's looking at the County Fair quilts with his family?

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