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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the school the narrator attends?
(a) Chester A. Arthur.
(b) Warren G. Harding.
(c) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(d) James K. Polk.

2. Because of the crowds, how far away from the County Fair does the narrator say his father has to park?
(a) In Chicago.
(b) About four miles.
(c) Six blocks.
(d) Two towns over.

3. How does the final spinning top battle between Farkas and the narrator conclude?
(a) The narrator wins and throws Farkas' top down the sewer.
(b) Both tops leave the circle together and disappear down the sewer.
(c) Farkas wins and throws the narrator's top over the school fence into the street.
(d) The narrator's kid brother comes from nowhere and steals both tops.

4. 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) Yelling at the neighbors.
(c) Making waffles.
(d) Packing the car.

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

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

7. What do the Old Man and Mother do well into the night in preparation for their Michigan trip?
(a) Write detailed house care instructions for their neighbors.
(b) Go over their list and take account of all their travel supplies.
(c) Go over the route they plan to take and their alternate route.
(d) Unplug and double-check every appliance in their home.

8. At the fair, who wins the dirt races by half a car length?
(a) Dombruni.
(b) Rocket Dude.
(c) Firebender.
(d) Iron Man.

9. At what point does the narrator realize they are halfway to their Michigan destination?
(a) After he almost faints from dehydration and heat exhaustion.
(b) After they've been driving for six hours without stopping.
(c) When the contents of the car have shifted so much he can no longer move.
(d) When Randy throws up, because he does this every year at the halfway mark.

10. When Farkas starts walking away from the narrator after their first top spinning contest, what does the narrator do?
(a) Brings out his best top and throws it with an ominous spin.
(b) Spends another two weeks practicing to improve his technique.
(c) Runs after Farkas and tackles him to the ground.
(d) Laughs at his opponent, calling him a chicken.

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

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

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

14. How does the narrator's childhood experience at the County Fair compare to a movie he watches when he's an adult that portrays a State Fair set in Indiana?
(a) The County Fair wasn't as exciting as the State Fair in the movie.
(b) His experience is completely different from the movie.
(c) The food's exactly the same, but he remembers wilder rides.
(d) His experience is identical to the movie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Grover after his confrontation with Delbert in Story One?

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

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

4. What daredevil act do a couple of skinny blond girls perform at the County Fair?

5. On Saturday night, right before the family trip to Michigan, what does the Old Man say about their departure?

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