View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Grandma Dowdel's cousin that she mentions to the dairy delivery boy in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Effie Wilcox.
(b) Ella Richmond.
(c) Marie Jacobson.
(d) Leota Shrewsbury.

2. What does Joey say the fine is for using a fish trap in Wisconsin in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) $5.
(b) $10.
(c) $3.
(d) $20.

3. Who was the rival gangster of Bugs Moran that was involved in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre?
(a) Teets Battaglia.
(b) Big Jim Colosimo.
(c) Joey Doves.
(d) Al Capone.

4. What city do Joey and Mary Alice live in growing up?
(a) Little Rock.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Chicago.
(d) St. Paul.

5. What is the name of the dairy delivery boy in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Peter Cowgill.
(b) L. J. Weidenbach.
(c) Jack Cowgill.
(d) Ernie Cowgill.

6. 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"?
(a) "Welcome to the Centennial Celebration!"
(b) "The Great War is Upon Us. Pray!"
(c) "75 Miles to St. Louis; Rides $10."
(d) "Drifters Keep Moving: This Means You."

7. How old is Joey Dowdel during his trip to Grandma's house in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

8. Where does Grandma Dowdel send Joey to get the Cowgills brothers' parents in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) To the White Horse Tavern.
(b) To the dairy.
(c) To the Holy Rollers Church.
(d) To the lumber mill.

9. 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"?
(a) Benjamin Washington.
(b) Robert E. Lee.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Ulysses S. Grant.

10. What does Joey do when a snake falls into the boat in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) He faints.
(b) He kills it with a rock.
(c) He kills it with a stick.
(d) He jumps from the boat.

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

12. What is the name of the general store described downtown where Grandma Dowdel lives?
(a) Murphy's Store.
(b) O'Reilly's Store.
(c) Moose's Store.
(d) Jackson's Store.

13. Who convinces the lawmen to leave Grandma Dowdel alone about her giving away the catfish in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) Aunt Puss Chapman.
(b) Earl T. Askew.
(c) Leota Shrewsbury.
(d) Ernie Cowgill.

14. In what year is "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground" set?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1930.

15. What does Grandma Dowdel tell the milk delivery boy she did with the milk that had a mouse in it, in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) She sent it to the newspaper.
(b) She fed it to the cat.
(c) She threw it out.
(d) She returned it to the dairy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Grandma Dowdel assert Jesse and Frank James are from in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

3. What organization does Joey say his father is a member of in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

4. What is the "country saying" that Grandma Dowdel uses when she and the kids set out to go fishing in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

5. Who are Mary Alice's best friends that she is upset about missing while she's at Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 575 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample