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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grandma Dowdel tell Mary Alice that Shotgun Cheatham smelled like in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) An oil tanker.
(b) A flower-bed.
(c) A polecat.
(d) A horse stall.

2. What is Grandma Dowdel cleaning on the kitchen table when the milk is delivered in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Her China dishes.
(b) Her silverware.
(c) Her jewelry.
(d) Her gun.

3. What explodes outside of Grandma Dowdel's house in the beginning of "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Her mailbox.
(b) Her tool shed.
(c) Her outhouse.
(d) Her rose garden.

4. Where does Grandma Dowdel assert Jesse and Frank James are from in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Illinois.

5. What does Joey say the fine is for using a fish trap in Wisconsin in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) $10.
(b) $20.
(c) $3.
(d) $5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the book The Hidden Staircase that Mary Alice reads in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

2. Who is the American Western film actor that Joey cites when he hears the explosion outside Grandma's house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

3. What toy does Mary Alice bring with her to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

4. What is the name of the cafe that is the center of gossip and news in Grandma Dowdel's town?

5. In what year is "A One-Woman Crime Wave" set?

(see the answer key)

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