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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When the narrator starts spinning tops against Farkas, what does he use first?
2. The narrator lives in Northern Indiana with whom?
3. What does the narrator find, after almost not seeing it, tucked between two looming buildings?
4. When Randy starts to whine the night before the County Fair, what does Mother promise him?
5. What happens when Grover Dill insults Delbert Bumpus' name?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the Old Man feel towards the Bumpus family?
2. Where do the Bumpuses make their illegal liquor?
3. Describe some of what makes the Shepherd family a traditional one.
4. 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?
5. On departure day, why does the Shepherd family fail to leave for their annual trip at six in the morning as planned?
6. Describe the Shepherd family's annual summer vacation.
7. How does Delbert Bumpus disrupt life at school?
8. How does the author lead the narrator into telling the story of his top-spinning battle with Scut Farkas?
9. How do the brothers behave at the County Fair?
10. Describe some of the interesting sights the four members of the Shepherd family see while they are together at the County Fair.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
For Wanda Hickey, prom night is a golden evening of wonder where she has the amazing good luck of going with the boy she's always had a crush on. How does the night turn out for her? Does it meet her expectations? Despite some mishaps, is she pleased with the evening? Would she have liked anything to have been different? Support your answers with passages from the book.
Essay Topic 2
The author creates colorful, larger than life characters who somehow appear very real. Explain how the author maintains a balance between fabricating fictitious, exaggerated characters and assigning attributes that make them seem like real people.
Essay Topic 3
How does the author illustrate group or mob mentality through some of his stories? What messages does he convey regarding group behavior? What conclusions can you reach about his own thoughts and feelings on this subject?
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