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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 do Mother and the boys do while the Old Man changes a flat tire on their way to Michigan?
(a) Become lost in nearby woods.
(b) Help the Old Man.
(c) Picnic by the side of the road.
(d) Stop at a convenience store.

2. Does the narrator tell his friends about his training and his intentions to beat Scut Farkas?
(a) He tells everyone but Flick.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) He tells only Flick.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of Story Four, what does the reader learn about the narrator's fishing gear?

3. The Taylors, who lived next door to the narrator and his family for many years before the Bumpus family moved in, were what?

4. What happens when Grover Dill insults Delbert Bumpus' name?

5. For how many years does the Shepherd family take its annual pilgrimage to Clear Lake?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe getting to the County Fair?

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

3. What are some of the misadventures the family experiences on their drive to Michigan?

4. On departure day, why does the Shepherd family fail to leave for their annual trip at six in the morning as planned?

5. How does the narrator trick Farkas into challenging him to a battle of spinning tops?

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

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

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

9. How does the author lead the narrator into telling the story of his top-spinning battle with Scut Farkas?

10. Summarize how Mother prepares the traditional Easter ham.

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