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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Grover Dill insults Delbert Bumpus' name?
(a) Delbert charges at him.
(b) The narrator makes fun of Grover's name.
(c) Delbert tells a teacher.
(d) The narrator laughs loudly.

2. What marks the start of the Shepherd-Bumpus feud?
(a) The ham is taken by the hounds.
(b) Blaring country music is played every night.
(c) Mr. Bumpus rams his truck into the Old Man's porch.
(d) The Old Man calls the Bumpus family country hicks.

3. When the narrator realizes he forgot to pack something for the Michigan trip, where does he remember leaving it?
(a) Beside the garage door.
(b) On his nightstand.
(c) On the porch.
(d) In his closet.

4. 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) Johnny Cash.
(b) Elvis Presley.
(c) Gene Autry.
(d) Bing Crosby.

5. 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) Whoever loses the next round is never allowed to spin tops on the playground again.
(c) Whoever wins gets to take and keep the opponent's top.
(d) Winner keeps the tops; the loser keeps away from the playground.

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

7. How long does the Shepherd-Bumpus feud last?
(a) Nine years.
(b) Until the narrator goes off to college.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Until the Bumpus family moves away.

8. 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) Making waffles.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Yelling at the neighbors.
(d) Packing the car.

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

10. The Taylors, who lived next door to the narrator and his family for many years before the Bumpus family moved in, were what?
(a) Circus performers.
(b) Eccentric.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Educators.

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

12. A week before taking his family to Michigan for their vacation, the Old Man makes a phone call to request what?
(a) Deluxe room.
(b) King-size tent.
(c) Green cabin.
(d) Larger houseboat.

13. 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) Nachos and iced raspberry tea.
(c) A snow cone and three more root beers.
(d) Funnel cake and a fruit smoothie.

14. In Story One, what sport does Delbert disrupt in gym class?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Hockey.
(c) Handball.
(d) Volleyball.

15. How many Bumpuses move next door to the narrator and his family?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Twelve Bumpuses and three of their friends.
(c) Nine.
(d) Nobody knows for sure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Old Man say every year when he and his family leave the County Fair?

2. What do the Old Man and Mother do well into the night in preparation for their Michigan trip?

3. What do Mother and the boys do while the Old Man changes a flat tire on their way to Michigan?

4. What is the name of the school the narrator attends?

5. When Randy starts to whine the night before the County Fair, what does Mother promise him?

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