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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 put in the bottom of the cauldron to prevent her apple butter from sticking?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Quarters.
(c) Pennies.
(d) Rice.

2. Who stops to use Grandma Dowdel's privy before heading home in the end of "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Ernie Cowgill.
(b) Mrs. Weidenbach.
(c) Mrs. Cowgill.
(d) Effie Wilcox.

3. What does Grandma Dowdel lend to Mr. Cowgill to whip his sons in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A horse-whip.
(b) A thorny twig.
(c) A leather belt.
(d) A leather strop.

4. According to the posted sign that Grandma Dowdel and the children encounter, who owns the land where they trespass to go fishing in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) The Winchester County Elks Club.
(b) The United States Fish and Game Commission.
(c) The Piatt County Rod and Gun Club.
(d) The Ladies of the DAR.

5. How old is Joey during his visit to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What city do Joey and Mary Alice live in growing up?

3. How does Grandma Dowdel describe Shotgun Cheatham when Mary Alice asks her who he was in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

4. What is the name of the town banker where Grandma Dowdel lives?

5. Why was Grandma Dowdel thrown out of school when she was young?

(see the answer key)

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