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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the morning of the family's departure for their Michigan trip, Mother is in the kitchen scrambling eggs and making coffee while the Old Man is doing what?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Making waffles.
(c) Packing the car.
(d) Yelling at the neighbors.

2. On the family road trip, where do the narrator and his brother fit in a car that is so full of supplies?
(a) Sitting on top of the cooler in the far back.
(b) The front seat with Mother and the Old Man.
(c) The tiny travel trailer hitched to the car.
(d) Two tiny cubicles inside the vehicle.

3. How do the boys prepare for their Michigan vacation?
(a) Reading about Michigan in their travel books.
(b) Gathering their collection of fishing tackle and a BB gun.
(c) Fighting while Mother and the Old Man do all the packing.
(d) Packing books, games, art supplies, and cameras.

4. What does Farkas mean when he challenges the narrator to play for keeps?
(a) Both tops are released into a circle, and the first one to leave the circle loses.
(b) Winner keeps the tops; the loser keeps away from the playground.
(c) Whoever loses the next round is never allowed to spin tops on the playground again.
(d) Whoever wins gets to take and keep the opponent's top.

5. Once the Shepherds get to the County Fair, Randy accompanies his mother to see what?
(a) Some of the home crafts.
(b) A magic show.
(c) The dogs and cats show.
(d) The clown acts.

6. The Old Man is loyal to the Oldsmobile, but he deviates from his dedication to drive what automobile brand?
(a) Buick.
(b) Saturn.
(c) Pontiac.
(d) Cadillac.

7. Where does the Bumpus family like to go shopping?
(a) Thrift store.
(b) City dump.
(c) Farmers' market.
(d) Garage sales.

8. What is the little wooden house with the moon on the door found in the Bumpus' yard?
(a) Guest room.
(b) Moonshine making station.
(c) Dog house.
(d) Gun storage shed.

9. What does the narrator find, after almost not seeing it, tucked between two looming buildings?
(a) Small park.
(b) Coffee shop and bakery.
(c) Little specialty shop.
(d) Dark alley.

10. What do Mother and the boys do while the Old Man changes a flat tire on their way to Michigan?
(a) Picnic by the side of the road.
(b) Help the Old Man.
(c) Stop at a convenience store.
(d) Become lost in nearby woods.

11. Soon after consuming three taffy apples, four hot dogs, and two root beers at the County Fair, what else does Randy ingest?
(a) A pickle and some buttermilk.
(b) Funnel cake and a fruit smoothie.
(c) A snow cone and three more root beers.
(d) Nachos and iced raspberry tea.

12. As the family drives to the lake, what happens when a chicken truck passes them?
(a) The contents of their roof rack fall.
(b) Randy has a sneezing fit because of his allergy to feathers.
(c) They have to put up with feathers and a foul smell for miles.
(d) It breaks down in front of them and they are stuck for hours.

13. What person does the forty-seven pound pumpkin at the County Fair resemble?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt.

14. What does the Old Man admire about his favorite ride at the County Fair?
(a) It makes him feel like a teenager again.
(b) It's a fine piece of machinery.
(c) It's just the right length.
(d) Very few dare to get on such a wild ride.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the ham that Mother prepares have to sit in the oven to rest?

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

3. What name does the narrator give his "weapon"?

4. The Old Man is a lifelong fan of which baseball team?

5. At the end of Story Four, what does the reader learn about the narrator's fishing gear?

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