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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Old Man do trying to get a glimpse of the new family that moves in next door?
(a) Hits his head.
(b) Tears the window shade.
(c) Stubs his toe.
(d) Knocks over a lamp.

2. What happens to the house next door to the narrator after the Bumpus family moves in?
(a) It ages overnight.
(b) It gets toilet papered.
(c) Two new rooms are added in the back.
(d) It's painted purple.

3. Who is Scut Farkas?
(a) Narrator's cousin.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Narrator's best friend.
(d) Bully.

4. When the narrator tells his father that he forgot to pack something important for the Michigan trip, what happens?
(a) Mother tells him to not worry because he'll have fun anyway.
(b) The Old Man stops at a store to buy another one.
(c) The Old Man reprimands him while he weeps.
(d) Randy laughs at him until the narrator punches him.

5. What does the narrator say is one of the most popular playground games at his school?
(a) Four square.
(b) Top spinning.
(c) Dodgeball.
(d) Marble throwing.

6. The winner of the spinning top battle between Farkas and the narrator could very well do what?
(a) Beat up the loser.
(b) Change life at Warren G. Harding School.
(c) Demand lunch money from the kids gathered there.
(d) Intimidate the other kids all the way through high school.

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

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

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

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

11. What is the Mariah?
(a) Softball.
(b) Top.
(c) Skateboard.
(d) Yo-yo.

12. Where does the narrator's family stay during their vacations in Clear Lake, Michigan?
(a) Jack Morton's cabin.
(b) Ollie Hopnoodle's resort.
(c) A semi-permanent tent.
(d) A houseboat.

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

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

15. Wanting to beat Scut Farkas at his game, what does the narrator do?
(a) Sets up a practice schedule to hone his skills.
(b) Reads a book written by a master top spinner.
(c) Spies on Farkas to see how he does it.
(d) Gets Flick to teach him new techniques.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject does Miss Shields teach?

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

3. Halfway along the journey to Michigan, what does the narrator realize he forgot to pack?

4. The night before the County Fair, the Old Man says he doesn't care if Mother checks out the quilts and raspberry jams so long as he and the narrator can do what?

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

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