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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Story 3, Scut Farkas and the Murderous Mariah.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a crowd of kids gathers around the narrator and Farkas as they battle it out with their fancy spinning tops, what is the collective wish?
(a) That for once, someone is able to beat Farkas.
(b) That it doesn't start raining.
(c) That Farkas doesn't turn on them.
(d) That the teacher doesn't catch them.

2. How does the narrator describe the sound that his spinning top makes?
(a) Loud and wailing, like a ghost.
(b) Bold and thunderous, like a storm.
(c) Stealthy and quiet, like a ninja.
(d) Cold and hissing, like a snake.

3. When the narrator starts spinning tops against Farkas, what does he use first?
(a) His best top.
(b) Schwartz's champion top.
(c) An old, chipped top.
(d) A dummy top.

4. What does the narrator say to get Scut Farkas to challenge him at top spinning?
(a) "I can beat anybody, even the best top player here."
(b) "Our school has never produced a top champion."
(c) "There's no good top men around here, anyway."
(d) "Top spinning is the easiest thing in the world."

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the ham that Mother prepares have to sit in the oven to rest?

2. What kind of top is the narrator looking for?

3. How long does the narrator practice with his fighting top?

4. When Farkas starts walking away from the narrator after their first top spinning contest, what does the narrator do?

5. How many Bumpuses move next door to the narrator and his family?

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