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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Story Four, Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. For how many years does the Shepherd family take its annual pilgrimage to Clear Lake?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Seven.

4. What is the name of the school the narrator attends?
(a) Chester A. Arthur.
(b) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(c) Warren G. Harding.
(d) James K. Polk.

5. For the family's Michigan trip, what does the Old Man pack into the Sears luggage rack on the car roof?
(a) Heavy, bulky items including chairs, beach umbrellas, and golf clubs.
(b) A canoe, including oars and life vests.
(c) Camping equipment, including the portable stove and folded tent.
(d) Mother's things because she won't be needing them during the drive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Mother and the boys do while the Old Man changes a flat tire on their way to Michigan?

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

3. What does the narrator find, after almost not seeing it, tucked between two looming buildings?

4. On the morning of the family's departure for their Michigan trip, Mother is in the kitchen scrambling eggs and making coffee while the Old Man is doing what?

5. After being greeted by a woman wearing a black shawl, what does the narrator ask for?

(see the answer key)

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