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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 sugar.
(b) A gallon of milk.
(c) A bag of oats.
(d) A bag of cherries.

2. What does Grandma Dowdel tell Mary Alice that Shotgun Cheatham smelled like in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) A polecat.
(b) A horse stall.
(c) A flower-bed.
(d) An oil tanker.

3. 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) Tom Mix.
(b) John Wayne.
(c) Buffalo Bill.
(d) Buster Keaton.

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

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

6. Who has given out complimentary paper fans at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Broshear's Funeral Home.
(b) Butler Fine Furnishings.
(c) Moose's Store.
(d) The Northern Pacific Railway.

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

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

9. Where does Grandma Dowdel take Joey and Mary Alice to go fishing in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) Crimson Creek.
(b) Salt Creek.
(c) Lake Mead.
(d) Jasper Creek.

10. Who stops to use Grandma Dowdel's privy before heading home in the end of "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Mrs. Weidenbach.
(b) Mrs. Cowgill.
(c) Ernie Cowgill.
(d) Effie Wilcox.

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

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

13. How old is Mary Alice Dowdel during her first visit to her Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 5.

14. Who always enters decorative butter pats in the county fair competition, according to Mrs. Weidenbach in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Aunt Puss Chapman.
(b) Leota Shrewsbury.
(c) Effie Wilcox.
(d) Mrs. Cowgill.

15. 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"?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) California.
(d) Arkansas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of vehicle do the Weidenbachs own in "The Day of Judgment"?

2. How old is Joey during his visit to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

3. What does Grandma Dowdel roll across the floor at the Cowgill brothers when they break into her house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

4. In what year is "The Mouse in the Milk" set?

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

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