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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What soda does Joey describe as tasting "like cough medicine" in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Coca Cola.
(b) Dr. Pepper.
(c) Pepsi Cola.
(d) Orange Crush.

2. Where has Mrs. Effie Wilcox gone to stay with her sister in "Things with Wings"?
(a) Peoria.
(b) Jackson.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Palmyra.

3. What war is taking place in "The Troop Train"?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Mexican-American War.

4. How does Joe contact Grandma Dowdel to inform her his train will pass through her town in "The Troop Train"?
(a) He sends a message by Morse Code.
(b) He sends her an email.
(c) He telephones her.
(d) He sends a telegram.

5. What movie theater was John Dillinger leaving when he was killed?
(a) The Olympic Theater.
(b) The Biograph Theater.
(c) The Orpheus Theater.
(d) The Sun Theater.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of show is put on by the ladies of the United Brethren Church at the Centennial Celebration?

2. Who does Grandma Dowdel give her extra catfish to in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

3. How does Grandma Dowdel say her old tomcat died in "Centennial Summer"?

4. Why does Grandma Dowdel refuse to take her pie and register it at the Domestic Services tent as soon as she arrives at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

5. What does Grandma Dowdel send Joey to get at the store in town after Mrs. Weidenbach leaves in "The Day of Judgment"?

(see the answer key)

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