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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 happens during the Old Man's favorite ride at the fair?
(a) The ride breaks down and they're stuck upside down for forty minutes.
(b) The Old Man loses his glasses, which fall and shatter.
(c) The narrator cries and screams the entire ride.
(d) Randy throws up all over his brother and father.

2. What do Daphne and the narrator watch at the Orpheum?
(a) Gone With The Wind.
(b) Little Rascals.
(c) Charlie Chaplin movie.
(d) John Wayne movie.

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

4. Where do most kids get their tops from?
(a) Pulaski's shop.
(b) Sears.
(c) Mail order.
(d) Hopnoodle's store.

5. What do the Old Man and Mother do well into the night in preparation for their Michigan trip?
(a) Write detailed house care instructions for their neighbors.
(b) Go over their list and take account of all their travel supplies.
(c) Go over the route they plan to take and their alternate route.
(d) Unplug and double-check every appliance in their home.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the time Josie and the narrator have reached their homes walking from the grocery store, what has transpired?

2. What does the Old Man do two weeks prior to the family's departure for their annual Michigan vacation?

3. Wanting to beat Scut Farkas at his game, what does the narrator do?

4. Among the animals at the fair, the Shepherds see what?

5. What is the Mariah?

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