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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. In Story 7, the narrator is what?

2. The Bigelow family's chauffeur drives Daphne and the narrator to the Orpheum in what?

3. Before the narrator can invite a girl to the Spring Dance, he decides that first they must what?

4. How does the Old Man react to the news that the narrator has asked Max Bigelow's daughter out on a date?

5. Where must the narrator and his friends rent prom clothes from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Daphne's and the narrator's date.

2. What are some of the items the narrator finds in the box of toys his mother sends him when he's an adult?

3. What impression does the narrator make on Mr. Bigelow, Daphne's dad?

4. What happens to the adult narrator's fire chief hat?

5. Describe how the narrator prepares for his date with Daphne.

6. How does the narrator feel after looking through his box of childhood treasures?

7. Why does the narrator grow more and more uncomfortable at the party with Josephine?

8. What does the narrator compare the prom to?

9. How does the narrator's prom night end?

10. How does the narrator's date with Josephine end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A day at the County Fair turns into another opportunity for the author to showcase the Shepherds' eccentricities. Describe the fair experience from the viewpoint of each family member -- Mother, Randy, the Old Man, and the narrator. Who seems to enjoy the fair the most, and why? Use examples to support your conclusion.

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

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?

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