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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Great Fire of Chicago occur?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1871.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1899.

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 priest before he left the church and died."
(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 Civil War General and fought alongside Ulysses S. Grant."

3. What is the name of the cafe that is the center of gossip and news in Grandma Dowdel's town?
(a) The White Horse Cafe.
(b) The Whistle Stop Cafe.
(c) The Coffee Pot Cafe.
(d) The Soup Kitchen Cafe.

4. Who is described by Grandma Dowdel as the "best home-baker in the state of Illinois" in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Rupert Pennypacker.
(b) Earl T. Askew.
(c) Leota Shrewsbury.
(d) Barnie Buchanan.

5. What was Veech's Gas and Oil before it became a garage?
(a) A blacksmith shop.
(b) A butcher shop.
(c) A train station.
(d) A movie theater.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Mrs. Effie Wilcox gone to stay with her sister in "Things with Wings"?

2. What is the name of the general store described downtown where Grandma Dowdel lives?

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

4. Who is the president of the Chamber of Commerce in Grandma Dowdel's town?

5. Who comes in to demand her daughter's wages at the Coffee Cup Cafe in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

(see the answer key)

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