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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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"?
(a) John Wayne.
(b) Buffalo Bill.
(c) Tom Mix.
(d) Buster Keaton.

2. What does Grandma Dowdel win at the cooking competition at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) A $25 gift certificate.
(b) A blue ribbon.
(c) A yellow ribbon.
(d) A red ribbon.

3. Whose framed picture hangs on the wall of the Coffee Pot Cafe in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Theodore Roosevelt's.
(b) Babe Ruth's.
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt's.
(d) John Wayne's.

4. Who is described in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground" as "A real old, humped-over lady with buck teeth" and crossed eyes that had been the telling the reporter tales at the cafe in town?
(a) Gertrude Smith.
(b) Effie Wilcox.
(c) Alice Thompson.
(d) Mrs. Weidenbach.

5. What is the name of Uncle Grady Griswold's wife?
(a) Aunt Minnie.
(b) Aunt Mae.
(c) Aunt Sarah.
(d) Aunt Puss.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Grandma Dowdel refuse to take her pie and register it at the Domestic Services tent as soon as she arrives at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

2. Who has given out complimentary paper fans at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

3. Who is Mary Alice's dance partner at the talent show in "Centennial Summer"?

4. Who from the Ladies' Hospitality Committee for the Centennial Celebration has fallen ill with "female troubles" in "Centennial Summer"?

5. What does Mrs. Wilcox say has been destroyed in the night at her home in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

(see the answer key)

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