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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 does the narrator say is one of the most popular playground games at his school?
(a) Dodgeball.
(b) Marble throwing.
(c) Top spinning.
(d) Four square.

2. During the family's road trip to Michigan, why does Mother suddenly insist that the Old Man stop the car?
(a) They haven't had a bathroom stop in six hours.
(b) She knows Randy is about to throw up.
(c) She needs to check on the narrator, who looks overheated and dehydrated.
(d) The contents of the car have shifted and she's getting squished by supplies.

3. When does the narrator share with his family the news of his date with Daphne?
(a) Right after school.
(b) As they sit in the parlor listening to the radio.
(c) During dinner.
(d) While grocery shopping.

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

5. Soon after consuming three taffy apples, four hot dogs, and two root beers at the County Fair, what else does Randy ingest?
(a) A snow cone and three more root beers.
(b) Funnel cake and a fruit smoothie.
(c) Nachos and iced raspberry tea.
(d) A pickle and some buttermilk.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years does the Shepherd family take its annual pilgrimage to Clear Lake?

2. When the narrator tells his father that he forgot to pack something important for the Michigan trip, what happens?

3. On the family road trip, where do the narrator and his brother fit in a car that is so full of supplies?

4. What is the Old Man's greatest nemesis?

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

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