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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Grover after his confrontation with Delbert in Story One?
(a) He runs away in tears.
(b) He's knocked flat on the ground and loses a shoe.
(c) He becomes angry and punches three kids.
(d) The teacher suspends him for a day.

2. Where does the narrator begin training for his matches against Scut Farkas?
(a) Flick's backyard.
(b) His driveway.
(c) His basement.
(d) School gym.

3. What type of student is Delbert Bumpus?
(a) One whom others envy.
(b) A promising one who needs bigger challenges.
(c) One who excels in music.
(d) A disruptive one who misses a lot of school.

4. When Mother prepares the ham, she tops it with what?
(a) A maraschino cherry.
(b) Cranberry sauce.
(c) Apple slices.
(d) A cup of sherry.

5. When a new family moves into the house next door to the narrator, what singer's record do they play in the middle of the night?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Johnny Cash.
(c) Gene Autry.
(d) Bing Crosby.

6. Who is spying on the narrator when he starts to spin tops against opponents?
(a) Grover Dill.
(b) Delbert Bumpus.
(c) Scut Farkas.
(d) Junior Kissel.

7. For the family's Michigan trip, what does the Old Man pack into the Sears luggage rack on the car roof?
(a) Heavy, bulky items including chairs, beach umbrellas, and golf clubs.
(b) Mother's things because she won't be needing them during the drive.
(c) A canoe, including oars and life vests.
(d) Camping equipment, including the portable stove and folded tent.

8. What kind of top is the narrator looking for?
(a) Special edition top.
(b) Sparking top.
(c) Fighting top.
(d) Red top.

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

10. Which of the following are NOT found in the Bumpus' yard?
(a) Rats.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Hounds.
(d) Peacocks.

11. Where do most kids get their tops from?
(a) Hopnoodle's store.
(b) Mail order.
(c) Pulaski's shop.
(d) Sears.

12. After being greeted by a woman wearing a black shawl, what does the narrator ask for?
(a) Cup of coffee.
(b) Directions.
(c) A top.
(d) His lost baseball.

13. The narrator says that his family's annual trip to Michigan is bigger than what to him?
(a) His birthday.
(b) July 4th.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Christmas.

14. When a crowd of kids gathers around the narrator and Farkas as they battle it out with their fancy spinning tops, what is the collective wish?
(a) That it doesn't start raining.
(b) That for once, someone is able to beat Farkas.
(c) That Farkas doesn't turn on them.
(d) That the teacher doesn't catch them.

15. What does the Old Man do two weeks prior to the family's departure for their annual Michigan vacation?
(a) Maps out the trip route, complete with stops and detours.
(b) Starts telling everybody at work about his upcoming trip.
(c) Has a tuneup performed on their car.
(d) Checks out library books to read during his vacation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who successfully rings the bell at the County Fair strong man exhibit?

2. The narrator realizes he has found his weapon when the black-shawled lady pulls what out of a box?

3. A week before taking his family to Michigan for their vacation, the Old Man makes a phone call to request what?

4. Where does the Bumpus family like to go shopping?

5. When the narrator visits a museum as an adult, what special item does he find?

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