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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the sheriff in Grandma Dowdel's town in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) L. J. Weidenbach.
(b) Earl T. Askew.
(c) O. B. Dickerson.
(d) Ernie Cowgill.

2. Why was Grandma Dowdel thrown out of school when she was young?
(a) For shooting the school janitor.
(b) For smoking up the schoolhouse by putting her underwear in the flue.
(c) For smoking cigarettes in the girls' bathroom.
(d) For putting rocks in the cafeteria food.

3. 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"?
(a) Buster Keaton.
(b) Buffalo Bill.
(c) John Wayne.
(d) Tom Mix.

4. What other events are judged on the day of the cooking competition at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Cattle and quilts.
(b) Turtle-races and sack races.
(c) Lambs and pigs.
(d) Chickens and frog-racing.

5. From what material was the Weidenbachs' home built?
(a) Sheet-metal.
(b) Brick.
(c) Cob.
(d) Wood.

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 is Grandma Dowdel's cousin that she mentions to the dairy delivery boy in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

3. Of Grandma Dowdel, Joey says in "The Mouse in the Milk," "You didn't want to hang around her too close, or she'd" do what?

4. Where does Grandma Dowdel send Joey to get the Cowgills brothers' parents in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

5. How much is the charge for a ride on the biplane at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

(see the answer key)

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