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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. How long does the ham that Mother prepares have to sit in the oven to rest?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Half an hour.
(c) Ten minutes.
(d) Twelve hours.

2. What is the name of the new girl next door whom the narrator is smitten by?
(a) Christine.
(b) Caroline.
(c) Justine.
(d) Josephine.

3. What daredevil act do a couple of skinny blond girls perform at the County Fair?
(a) High diving into a pool.
(b) Jumping through a wall of fire.
(c) Roman riding on horseback.
(d) Exchanging motorcycles in midair.

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

5. How does the narrator feel when, as an adult, he receives a mysterious package?
(a) Completely indifferent.
(b) Old and burned out.
(c) First excited, then overcome by dread and caution.
(d) Like he's five-years-old again.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Mariah?

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

4. When the narrator starts spinning tops against opponents other than Scut, what does he use?

5. While the narrator is watering the lawn, who walks by?

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