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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. The night of his date with Josie, the narrator arrives with what?
(a) His bicycle.
(b) A bouquet of flowers.
(c) A box of chocolates.
(d) The family car.

2. In what major way did Maxwell Bigelow help the community?
(a) Donated the ice skating rink to the park.
(b) Opened a soup kitchen.
(c) Built a homeless shelter.
(d) Paid for a second gym at the high school.

3. How does Wanda feel about the narrator?
(a) She's disgusted by what he orders at the Rooster.
(b) She thinks he's cute but dull.
(c) She's had a crush on him for years and thinks she may love him.
(d) She thinks he's OK but she wishes Schwartz had asked her to the prom.

4. How long does the narrator practice with his fighting top?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two hours.

5. At the end of Story Four, what does the reader learn about the narrator's fishing gear?
(a) The narrator left his gear behind on purpose.
(b) It mysteriously turns up next to the sleeping bags.
(c) The Old Man had packed it all along.
(d) The Bumpus family stole it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Bigelow family's chauffeur?

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

3. When the narrator goes to Pulaski's grocery store on an errand for Mother, he talks to Howie, who used to do what?

4. When does the narrator share with his family the news of his date with Daphne?

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

(see the answer key)

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