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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are Mary Alice's best friends that she is upset about missing while she's at Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Sarah and Michelle.
(b) Evelyn and Carol.
(c) Beverly and Audrey.
(d) Christine and Marie.

2. What is the name of the town banker where Grandma Dowdel lives?
(a) Jerry Anderson.
(b) Wilson Montgomery.
(c) L. J. Weidenbach.
(d) A. G. Askew.

3. What is the name of the dairy delivery boy in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Ernie Cowgill.
(b) Peter Cowgill.
(c) Jack Cowgill.
(d) L. J. Weidenbach.

4. What does Grandma Dowdel roll across the floor at the Cowgill brothers when they break into her house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A wooden nickel.
(b) A roll of money.
(c) A hand grenade.
(d) A cherry bomb.

5. In the Prologue of the book, the narrator describes Grandma Dowdel as being as "tough as" what?
(a) "An old boor."
(b) "An old cat."
(c) "A feisty mule."
(d) "An ox."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandma Dowdel lend to Mr. Cowgill to whip his sons in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

2. How old is Joey Dowdel during his first visit to his Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

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

4. What grade does Grandma Dowdel say the milk delivery boy is in after he leaves in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

5. How old is Mary Alice Dowdel during her first visit to her Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

(see the answer key)

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