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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. What subject does Miss Shields teach?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Algebra.
(c) Biology.
(d) Literature.

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

3. The Taylors, who lived next door to the narrator and his family for many years before the Bumpus family moved in, were what?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Circus performers.
(c) Educators.
(d) Eccentric.

4. What is the name of the Indiana town where most of the stories in the book supposedly take place?
(a) DeBerne.
(b) Longview.
(c) Frankton.
(d) Hohman.

5. How many Bumpuses move next door to the narrator and his family?
(a) Nobody knows for sure.
(b) Twelve Bumpuses and three of their friends.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Nine.

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 admire about his favorite ride at the County Fair?

3. 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?

4. The narrator lives in Northern Indiana with whom?

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

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