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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Story 6, Daphne Bigelow and the Spine-chilling Saga of the Snail-encrusted Tinfoil Noose.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At their Michigan destination, what does the narrator say when the Old Man starts talking about going fishing?
(a) He says he can't wait to go fishing.
(b) He laments out loud that this is the worst trip ever.
(c) He reminds his father that he forgot to pack his gear.
(d) He says he'll stay in the cabin reading comic books.

3. When Mother prepares the ham, she tops it with what?
(a) Cranberry sauce.
(b) Apple slices.
(c) A maraschino cherry.
(d) A cup of sherry.

4. When the narrator goes to Pulaski's grocery store on an errand for Mother, he talks to Howie, who used to do what?
(a) Play on his softball team.
(b) March with the band.
(c) Sing with the high school men's choir.
(d) Play high school football.

5. How do the boys prepare for their Michigan vacation?
(a) Packing books, games, art supplies, and cameras.
(b) Fighting while Mother and the Old Man do all the packing.
(c) Reading about Michigan in their travel books.
(d) Gathering their collection of fishing tackle and a BB gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the school the narrator attends?

2. What name does the narrator give his "weapon"?

3. During Spring semester in Biology II class, Daphne is what?

4. What is the name of the Bigelow family's chauffeur?

5. To the narrator, Daphne Bigelow is what?

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