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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. At the fair, who wins the dirt races by half a car length?
(a) Firebender.
(b) Dombruni.
(c) Rocket Dude.
(d) Iron Man.

2. The narrator is ecstatic in his Biology II class because of what?
(a) With his new tutor, he's sure to get an A.
(b) He gets to talk with the girl of his dreams on a weekly basis.
(c) A pretty girl finally has a big crush on him.
(d) It's spring and he's feeling the excitement of the season.

3. What conflict does the narrator face between the girl next door and basketball?
(a) He's attending a party with her on the night of a big basketball game.
(b) He loves basketball, but she has an irrational fear of basketball courts.
(c) Her boyfriend is on the narrator's basketball team.
(d) She wants to watch him play basketball, but he's no good.

4. What comment does Josie's mother make after her daughter appears, now ready for the party?
(a) Josie made her outfit by herself.
(b) This is Josie's first date ever.
(c) One day Josie will make a good wife.
(d) The narrator had better treat Josie right.

5. What happens when, during the family's road trip, the Old Man refuses the opportunity to purchase gas at the last station?
(a) They run out of gas at the resort entrance and have to push the car in.
(b) They run out of gas and he has to hike back for some.
(c) Mother yells at him until he does a u-turn and gets gas.
(d) They run out of gas, the radiatior overheats, and a tire goes flat, all at the same time.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator emerges from the bathroom after bathing and grooming for his date with the girl next door, what condition is the bathroom in?

2. Once the family arrives at the County Fair, the narrator accompanies his father where?

3. As an adult, the narrator lives in what type of dwelling?

4. At the end of Story 7, what does the narrator do with his box of childhood memories?

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?

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