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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 the narrator visits a museum as an adult, what special item does he find?
(a) A skateboard donated by a famous sports star.
(b) A yo-yo used by the 1964 yo-yo world champion.
(c) A top believed to have belonged to a former President.
(d) A softball signed by his favorite ballplayer.

2. When does the narrator share with his family the news of his date with Daphne?
(a) Right after school.
(b) While grocery shopping.
(c) As they sit in the parlor listening to the radio.
(d) During dinner.

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

4. What is the biggest event of the narrator's junior year in high school?
(a) Junior Prom.
(b) Valentine's Day Dance.
(c) Inaugural Prom.
(d) Homecoming.

5. How does the narrator describe the sound that his spinning top makes?
(a) Loud and wailing, like a ghost.
(b) Cold and hissing, like a snake.
(c) Bold and thunderous, like a storm.
(d) Stealthy and quiet, like a ninja.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mother prepares the ham, she tops it with what?

2. How does the narrator get to the Bigelow family's neighborhood?

3. What happens when, during the family's road trip, the Old Man refuses the opportunity to purchase gas at the last station?

4. At the start of Story Four, what reminds the narrator of his annual family vacations to Clear Lake, Michigan?

5. At what point does the narrator realize they are halfway to their Michigan destination?

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