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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Joey Dowdel during his trip to Grandma's house in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 13.

2. 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 priest before he left the church and died."
(c) "He was just an old reprobate who lived poor and died broke."
(d) "He was a bank robber and a horse thief."

3. Where does Grandma Dowdel send Joey to get the Cowgills brothers' parents in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) To the Holy Rollers Church.
(b) To the lumber mill.
(c) To the dairy.
(d) To the White Horse Tavern.

4. What toy does Mary Alice bring with her to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A hula-hoop.
(b) A jump rope.
(c) A yo-yo.
(d) A basketball.

5. Who comes to stop Grandma Dowdel from giving away catfish in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) Leota Shrewsbury.
(b) O. B. Dickerson.
(c) Ernie Cowgill.
(d) Effie Wilcox.

Short Answer Questions

1. What railroad do Joey and Mary Alice Dowdel take when they go to visit their Grandmother?

2. What does Grandma Dowdel roll across the floor at the Cowgill brothers when they break into her house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

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

4. What kind of mailbox does Grandma Dowdel demand from Mr. Cowgill in "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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