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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Story 8, Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mr. Bigelow chats with the narrator as he waits for Daphne at her house, the man mistakes the young man for who?
(a) The son of a wealthy socialite.
(b) A member of the Bumpus family.
(c) One of the Pittsburgh Steel Shepherds.
(d) One of Daphne's former boyfriends.

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

3. As the narrator waters the lawn and ponders his prom fate, how does he distract himself?
(a) By thinking about the most recent science fiction novel he's read.
(b) By scheming how he's going to get out of having to attend prom.
(c) By occasionally spraying his younger brother.
(d) By watching his neighbor Josephine through the window.

4. How does the final spinning top battle between Farkas and the narrator conclude?
(a) The narrator's kid brother comes from nowhere and steals both tops.
(b) The narrator wins and throws Farkas' top down the sewer.
(c) Farkas wins and throws the narrator's top over the school fence into the street.
(d) Both tops leave the circle together and disappear down the sewer.

5. What does Howie do now, since quitting high school?
(a) Runs his own business.
(b) Eats at a soup kitchen for the homeless.
(c) Volunteers in the community.
(d) Works two jobs to make ends meet.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Spring Dance is announced, who does the narrator decide to invite?

2. When the narrator is invited inside his neighbors' house, what is he expected to do while he waits for Josie to finish getting ready?

3. How long does the narrator practice with his fighting top?

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

5. When Randy starts to whine the night before the County Fair, what does Mother promise him?

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