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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. After being greeted by a woman wearing a black shawl, what does the narrator ask for?
(a) Cup of coffee.
(b) A top.
(c) His lost baseball.
(d) Directions.

2. How does the narrator get to the Bigelow family's neighborhood?
(a) Long bike ride.
(b) Gets a ride from his father.
(c) Long bus ride.
(d) Takes the family car.

3. What does Howie do now, since quitting high school?
(a) Eats at a soup kitchen for the homeless.
(b) Volunteers in the community.
(c) Runs his own business.
(d) Works two jobs to make ends meet.

4. When Randy starts to whine the night before the County Fair, what does Mother promise him?
(a) Chocolate donut.
(b) Taffy apple.
(c) Peach candy.
(d) Cream soda.

5. What marks the start of the Shepherd-Bumpus feud?
(a) The ham is taken by the hounds.
(b) The Old Man calls the Bumpus family country hicks.
(c) Blaring country music is played every night.
(d) Mr. Bumpus rams his truck into the Old Man's porch.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Story Five, when the narrator, Schwartz, and Flick hitchhike home from school, who picks them up?

2. Who goes on the Old Man's favorite ride at the County Fair?

3. When the Old Man gets himself a beer at the fair, what does he get for his older son?

4. According to the book, important industries of Northern Indiana are steel mills and what else?

5. How does the narrator's childhood experience at the County Fair compare to a movie he watches when he's an adult that portrays a State Fair set in Indiana?

(see the answer key)

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