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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the destination city of the train that Joey and Mary Alice take to visit Grandma Dowdel?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Memphis.

2. Who does Mrs. Weidenbach claim will take the blue ribbon with her individual cherry tarts if someone doesn't stop her in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Mrs. Vottsmeier.
(b) Leota Shrewsbury.
(c) Effie Wilcox.
(d) Aunt Puss Chapman.

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

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

5. In what year is "A One-Woman Crime Wave" set?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1931.

Short Answer 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"?

2. 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"?

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

4. What city do Joey and Mary Alice live in growing up?

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

(see the answer key)

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