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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. The narrator realizes he has found his weapon when the black-shawled lady pulls what out of a box?
2. What happens when Grover Dill insults Delbert Bumpus' name?
3. What are some of the items that adorn the Bumpus' yard?
4. When the family finally arrives at their summer trip destination, what obstacles do they immediately encounter?
5. Who is Iron Man Gabruzzi's arch-rival?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how the narrator prepares for his spinning tops battle against Farkas.
2. Describe the race that the Old Man and the narrator watch at the County Fair.
3. During their road trip, the narrator is convinced that he left his fishing gear back home. What does he discover about his gear at the end of the story?
4. What happens when Randy, the Old Man, and the narrator ride the Whirligig Rocket Whip?
5. Describe the yard of the Bumpus family.
6. How does the author lead the narrator into telling the story of his top-spinning battle with Scut Farkas?
7. Describe the Shepherd family's arrival at Ollie Hopnoodle's resort in Clear Lake.
8. On departure day, why does the Shepherd family fail to leave for their annual trip at six in the morning as planned?
9. How does the Old Man handle all the problems the family encounters en route to Michigan?
10. What are the Mariah and the Wolf?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The book's time line covers the narrator's childhood and teen years. How does the narrator change, develop, and grow from the beginning to the end of the book? In what ways do the stories evolve? In what instances does the author seem to act about the same as a teenager as he did as a child?
Essay Topic 2
How does the narrator feel after the battles against Scut Farkas, the school bully, in top-spinning matches? Who wins? Does it even matter who wins, or does the narrator grow in confidence and self-assurance as a result of his desire to best the bully? Explain your reasoning.
Essay Topic 3
On their annual trip to Michigan, the narrator and his family encounter one obstacle after another. Despite their ups and downs, the family members are able to stay excited about their vacation. As an adult, the narrator says these vacations were very memorable. Explain why adversity in life creates memories, using examples from the book and from your own experience.
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