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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grandma Dowdel roll across the floor at the Cowgill brothers when they break into her house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A wooden nickel.
(b) A hand grenade.
(c) A cherry bomb.
(d) A roll of money.

2. How much is the charge for a ride on the biplane at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) $2.
(b) 50 cents.
(c) 25 cents.
(d) 75 cents.

3. When was A Long Way from Chicago published?
(a) 1998.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1989.

4. Grandma Dowdel's unnamed town in A Long Way from Chicago is based on what actual town?
(a) Amity.
(b) Cerro Gordo.
(c) Malvern.
(d) Fayetteville.

5. Why does Grandma Dowdel say to "Never trust an ugly woman" in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) "She tells stories to make herself look better."
(b) "She might be armed."
(c) "She's got a grudge against the world."
(d) "She's likely to really be a man."

Short Answer Questions

1. What explodes outside of Grandma Dowdel's house in the beginning of "The Mouse in the Milk"?

2. How much money does Otis say Grandma Dowdel has held in the bank in "Things with Wings"?

3. Why has Effie Wilcox gone to live with her sister in "Things with Wings"?

4. What kind of dancing lessons has Mary Alice been taking in "Centennial Summer"?

5. What does the new sign on the train platform say when Joey and Mary Alice get off at Grandma's in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

(see the answer key)

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