View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Randy starts to whine the night before the County Fair, what does Mother promise him?
(a) Cream soda.
(b) Taffy apple.
(c) Peach candy.
(d) Chocolate donut.

2. What does the Old Man find touching when he's looking at the County Fair quilts with his family?
(a) A quilt commemorating beer making.
(b) Seeing Luke Appling on a quilt.
(c) A quilt commemorating ice hockey.
(d) Seeing a 92-year-old lady making quilt squares.

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

4. 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 Farkas doesn't turn on them.
(b) That the teacher doesn't catch them.
(c) That it doesn't start raining.
(d) That for once, someone is able to beat Farkas.

5. What happens during the Old Man's favorite ride at the fair?
(a) Randy throws up all over his brother and father.
(b) The ride breaks down and they're stuck upside down for forty minutes.
(c) The narrator cries and screams the entire ride.
(d) The Old Man loses his glasses, which fall and shatter.

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

7. During the family's road trip to Michigan, why does Mother suddenly insist that the Old Man stop the car?
(a) She needs to check on the narrator, who looks overheated and dehydrated.
(b) The contents of the car have shifted and she's getting squished by supplies.
(c) She knows Randy is about to throw up.
(d) They haven't had a bathroom stop in six hours.

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

9. What is the Old Man's greatest nemesis?
(a) Bumpus hounds.
(b) Scut Farkas.
(c) The radiator in his house.
(d) His old Pontiac.

10. 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) In his closet.
(c) On his nightstand.
(d) On the porch.

11. When the Old Man gets himself a beer at the fair, what does he get for his older son?
(a) Spiced cider.
(b) Shirley Temple.
(c) Banana milkshake.
(d) Orange Nehi.

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

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

14. 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?
(a) Watch the parade.
(b) Ride the "Lightning Strike" roller coaster.
(c) Eat hot dogs, cotton candy, and funnel cakes.
(d) Watch the first heat of the dirt track races.

15. What is the name of the Indiana town where most of the stories in the book supposedly take place?
(a) Hohman.
(b) Frankton.
(c) DeBerne.
(d) Longview.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Mariah?

2. According to the book, important industries of Northern Indiana are steel mills and what else?

3. When the narrator tells his father that he forgot to pack something important for the Michigan trip, what happens?

4. The narrator and his family eat practically the same thing every day, except on what occasion?

5. What does Farkas mean when he challenges the narrator to play for keeps?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 710 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample