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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Story 7, The Return of the Smiling Wimpy Doll Summary:.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Bigelow family's chauffeur?
(a) Anthony.
(b) Boris.
(c) Drew.
(d) Raymond.

2. Among the animals at the fair, the Shepherds see what?
(a) A grand champion pig.
(b) A dime-size frog.
(c) A two-headed llama.
(d) A four-foot tall chicken.

3. Who is Scut Farkas?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Narrator's cousin.
(c) Bully.
(d) Narrator's best friend.

4. On Saturday night, right before the family trip to Michigan, what does the Old Man say about their departure?
(a) They'll leave at four-thirty in the morning.
(b) They need to sleep in their clothes so they can leave early.
(c) They'll leave by six in the morning.
(d) Everything that 's going with them must be left by the door.

5. Wanting to beat Scut Farkas at his game, what does the narrator do?
(a) Reads a book written by a master top spinner.
(b) Gets Flick to teach him new techniques.
(c) Spies on Farkas to see how he does it.
(d) Sets up a practice schedule to hone his skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Farkas starts walking away from the narrator after their first top spinning contest, what does the narrator do?

2. What is the name of the Indiana town where most of the stories in the book supposedly take place?

3. The winner of the spinning top battle between Farkas and the narrator could very well do what?

4. How does the narrator describe the sound that his spinning top makes?

5. How does the final spinning top battle between Farkas and the narrator conclude?

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