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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Civil War General and fought alongside Ulysses S. Grant."
(b) "He was just an old reprobate who lived poor and died broke."
(c) "He was a priest before he left the church and died."
(d) "He was a bank robber and a horse thief."

2. What is Grandma Dowdel holding in her hand when Joey rushes in after hearing Mary Alice screaming in the kitchen, in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A bottle of milk.
(b) A dead fish and a hatchet.
(c) A mouse in a mousetrap.
(d) A shotgun and a handkerchief.

3. What does Grandma Dowdel win at the cooking competition at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) A yellow ribbon.
(b) A blue ribbon.
(c) A $25 gift certificate.
(d) A red ribbon.

4. What does Mrs. Wilcox say has been destroyed in the night at her home in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Her mailbox.
(b) Her tool shed.
(c) Her outhouse.
(d) Her indoor plumbing.

5. What does Grandma Dowdel send Joey to get at the store in town after Mrs. Weidenbach leaves in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) A bag of oats.
(b) A gallon of milk.
(c) A bag of cherries.
(d) A bag of sugar.

6. What toy does Mary Alice bring with her to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A jump rope.
(b) A hula-hoop.
(c) A basketball.
(d) A yo-yo.

7. What does Grandma Dowdel put in the bottom of the cauldron to prevent her apple butter from sticking?
(a) Rice.
(b) Pennies.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Quarters.

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

9. 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.

10. Where does Grandma Dowdel's old tomcat live?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In the cobhouse.
(c) In the basement.
(d) In the privy.

11. Who is the American Western film actor that Joey cites when he hears the explosion outside Grandma's house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) John Wayne.
(b) Buster Keaton.
(c) Buffalo Bill.
(d) Tom Mix.

12. Who does Mrs. Weidenbach claim will take the blue ribbon with her individual cherry tarts if someone doesn't stop her in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Leota Shrewsbury.
(b) Mrs. Vottsmeier.
(c) Aunt Puss Chapman.
(d) Effie Wilcox.

13. From what material was the Weidenbachs' home built?
(a) Brick.
(b) Cob.
(c) Wood.
(d) Sheet-metal.

14. What does Grandma Dowdel do when a snake falls into the boat in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) She shoots it.
(b) She snaps its neck and throws it overboard.
(c) She faints.
(d) She hits it with the paddle until it dies.

15. 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"?
(a) Sarah and Michelle.
(b) Christine and Marie.
(c) Beverly and Audrey.
(d) Evelyn and Carol.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Grandma Dowdel say to "Never trust an ugly woman" in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

2. How much of her homemade beer does Grandma Dowdel tell Joey to go fetch from the cellar in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

3. What grade does Grandma Dowdel say the milk delivery boy is in after he leaves in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

4. Where does Mary Alice suspect her parents will go fishing while they are staying at Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

5. In what year is "A One-Woman Crime Wave" set?

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