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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Grandma Dowdel tell the milk delivery boy she won't need cream or milk delivered tomorrow in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) She says she's going away.
(b) She says she no longer drinks it.
(c) She says she found another dairy to buy from.
(d) She says the kids are allergic to the milk.

2. What month is it every year when Joey and Mary Alice visit Grandma Dowdel?
(a) August.
(b) July.
(c) June.
(d) April.

3. What kind of mailbox does Grandma Dowdel demand from Mr. Cowgill in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A solid oak mailbox.
(b) A decorative rooster mailbox.
(c) A galvanized iron mailbox.
(d) A stainless steel mailbox.

4. 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) Beverly and Audrey.
(c) Christine and Marie.
(d) Evelyn and Carol.

5. How old is Mary Alice Dowdel during her first visit to her Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mary Alice suspect her parents will go fishing while they are staying at Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

2. What nickname had the Thompson submachine gun gained after the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, according to the narrator in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

3. How old is Joey during his visit to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

4. Who stops to use Grandma Dowdel's privy before heading home in the end of "The Mouse in the Milk"?

5. In the Prologue of the book, the narrator describes Grandma Dowdel as being as "tough as" what?

(see the answer key)

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