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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What grade does Grandma Dowdel say the milk delivery boy is in after he leaves in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Seventh grade.
(b) Third grade.
(c) Fourth grade.
(d) Ninth grade.

3. How old is Joey Dowdel during his first visit to his Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

4. How does Grandma Dowdel describe Shotgun Cheatham when Mary Alice asks her who he was in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) "He was a Civil War General and fought alongside Ulysses S. Grant."
(b) "He was a bank robber and a horse thief."
(c) "He was just an old reprobate who lived poor and died broke."
(d) "He was a priest before he left the church and died."

5. Who does Grandma Dowdel claim to have given Shotgun Cheatham his name when she's talking to the reporter in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) Ulysses S. Grant.
(b) Benjamin Washington.
(c) Robert E. Lee.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandma Dowdel tell Mary Alice that Shotgun Cheatham smelled like in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

2. What explodes outside of Grandma Dowdel's house in the beginning of "The Mouse in the Milk"?

3. What does Grandma Dowdel put in the bottom of the cauldron to prevent her apple butter from sticking?

4. 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"?

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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