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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. How does the narrator describe the sound that his spinning top makes?
(a) Cold and hissing, like a snake.
(b) Bold and thunderous, like a storm.
(c) Loud and wailing, like a ghost.
(d) Stealthy and quiet, like a ninja.

2. Where does the narrator begin training for his matches against Scut Farkas?
(a) Flick's backyard.
(b) His driveway.
(c) His basement.
(d) School gym.

3. In Story One, what sport does Delbert disrupt in gym class?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Hockey.
(c) Volleyball.
(d) Handball.

4. At the start of Story Four, what reminds the narrator of his annual family vacations to Clear Lake, Michigan?
(a) Souvenir.
(b) Magazine article.
(c) Commercial.
(d) Postcard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On the family road trip, where do the narrator and his brother fit in a car that is so full of supplies?

2. What do Mother and the boys do while the Old Man changes a flat tire on their way to Michigan?

3. For the family's Michigan trip, what does the Old Man pack into the Sears luggage rack on the car roof?

4. When the narrator starts spinning tops against opponents other than Scut, what does he use?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Delbert Bumpus disrupt life at school?

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

6. Where do the Bumpuses make their illegal liquor?

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

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

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

10. Describe the yard of the Bumpus family.

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