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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. In his daydreams, the narrator envisions himself impressing his lady friend with what dance?
(a) Polka.
(b) Lindy.
(c) Tango.
(d) Waltz.

2. What does the narrator do when he meets Josie on the way home from Pulaski's store?
(a) Helps her with her groceries.
(b) Trips and falls in front of her.
(c) Grows shy and walks away.
(d) Offers her a candy bar.

3. 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?
(a) The County Fair wasn't as exciting as the State Fair in the movie.
(b) His experience is completely different from the movie.
(c) The food's exactly the same, but he remembers wilder rides.
(d) His experience is identical to the movie.

4. What person does the forty-seven pound pumpkin at the County Fair resemble?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(c) Elvis Presley.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

5. When the narrator is invited inside his neighbors' house, what is he expected to do while he waits for Josie to finish getting ready?
(a) Share his life story with her parents.
(b) Partake of a heavy meal.
(c) Reveal what he plans to do after high school.
(d) Stand in the hallway until she's ready.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Story Four, what does the reader learn about the narrator's fishing gear?

2. What do Daphne and the narrator watch at the Orpheum?

3. Who is Iron Man Gabruzzi's arch-rival?

4. How does the narrator react when he sees Josie all dressed up for the party?

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

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