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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) "Throw a rock at you."
(b) "Give you homework."
(c) "Start asking questions."
(d) "Give you a job."

2. Where does Grandma Dowdel assert Jesse and Frank James are from in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Mississippi.

3. What is the destination city of the train that Joey and Mary Alice take to visit Grandma Dowdel?
(a) Jackson.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Memphis.
(d) St. Louis.

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) Barnie Buchanan.
(d) Leota Shrewsbury.

5. Who is described in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground" as "A real old, humped-over lady with buck teeth" and crossed eyes that had been the telling the reporter tales at the cafe in town?
(a) Gertrude Smith.
(b) Effie Wilcox.
(c) Alice Thompson.
(d) Mrs. Weidenbach.

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

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

8. What kind of stew does the Anti-Horse-Thief Society sell at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Labskaus.
(b) Bigos.
(c) Cacciucco.
(d) Burgoo.

9. What is the name of the town banker where Grandma Dowdel lives?
(a) Jerry Anderson.
(b) Wilson Montgomery.
(c) L. J. Weidenbach.
(d) A. G. Askew.

10. How old is Joey Dowdel during his first visit to his Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 12.

11. What manufacturing company has a big tent set up to show huskers and combines at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Brooks and Wilson.
(b) Lindenfeld.
(c) Allis-Chalmers.
(d) John Deere.

12. 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"?
(a) Because she distrusts the other competitors.
(b) Because the livestock draws flies.
(c) Because it is too cold in the tent.
(d) Because the pie will melt.

13. What has Mrs. Weidenbach won the blue ribbon for at the county fair every year?
(a) Strawberry and cream pie.
(b) Gooseberry pie.
(c) Apple cobbler.
(d) Bread-and-butter pickles.

14. In what year is "A One-Woman Crime Wave" set?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1931.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year is "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground" set?

2. Where does Grandma Dowdel's old tomcat live?

3. In what year is "The Day of Judgment" set?

4. How old is Mary Alice during her trip to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Day of Judgment"?

5. 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"?

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