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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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) She knows Randy is about to throw up.
(c) The contents of the car have shifted and she's getting squished by supplies.
(d) They haven't had a bathroom stop in six hours.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who successfully rings the bell at the County Fair strong man exhibit?

3. When the Old Man gets himself a beer at the fair, what does he get for his older son?

4. Where do most kids get their tops from?

5. When the narrator starts spinning tops against Farkas, what does he use first?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the final outcome of the battle of the spinning tops between Scut Farkas and the narrator?

2. Describe the race that the Old Man and the narrator watch at the County Fair.

3. Who does most of the work when it's time to prepare for the narrator's annual vacation?

4. What are the Mariah and the Wolf?

5. Where does the narrator find a top worthy of a battle against Scut Farkas, the school's bully and master top spinner?

6. What is top spinning, and why are the boys of Warren G. Harding Elementary School so obsessed with this pastime?

7. Where do the Bumpuses make their illegal liquor?

8. Describe the conditions inside the car during the drive to Clear Lake, Michigan.

9. Describe the Shepherd family's arrival at Ollie Hopnoodle's resort in Clear Lake.

10. What happens to the much anticipated Easter ham in Story One?

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