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

2. When the narrator starts spinning tops against opponents other than Scut, what does he use?
(a) Borrowed tops.
(b) Lesser quality tops.
(c) His best top.
(d) Broken tops.

3. What are some of the items that adorn the Bumpus' yard?
(a) Abstract art sculptures and rain barrels.
(b) License plates, tire pumps, and old batteries.
(c) Fountains, flowers, and chipped pottery.
(d) Plastic alligators and chipped gnomes.

4. According to the book, important industries of Northern Indiana are steel mills and what else?
(a) Pharmaceuticals.
(b) Car manufacturers.
(c) Oil refineries.
(d) Candy factories.

5. Where does the Bumpus family like to go shopping?
(a) City dump.
(b) Garage sales.
(c) Farmers' market.
(d) Thrift store.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the final spinning top battle between Farkas and the narrator conclude?

2. Does the narrator tell his friends about his training and his intentions to beat Scut Farkas?

3. What is the little wooden house with the moon on the door found in the Bumpus' yard?

4. At their Michigan destination, what does the narrator say when the Old Man starts talking about going fishing?

5. Who goes on the Old Man's favorite ride at the County Fair?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the Old Man feel towards the Bumpus family?

3. Which member of the narrator's family seems to be the most excited at the County Fair?

4. At the end of the Shepherd family's County Fair excursion, what is the Old Man's assessment?

5. How does the house next door to the Shepherds transform after the Bumpus family moves in?

6. Explain how the narrator prepares for his spinning tops battle against Farkas.

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

8. Describe the Shepherd family's annual summer vacation.

9. Describe the sense of anticipation the Shepherd family members feel as they prepare to experience the County Fair. What is each family member looking forward to the most?

10. How do the brothers behave at the County Fair?

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