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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Mary Alice tell Joey she is giving to the puppy that she found in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Spot.
(b) Mittens.
(c) Skipper.
(d) Pepper.

2. How much does Joey describe the soap "Cashmere Bouquet" as costing in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) 50 cents.
(b) 7 cents.
(c) 10 cents.
(d) 25 cents.

3. From what station does Joe Dowdel ship out for basic training in "The Troop Train"?
(a) Jackson Station.
(b) Washington Station.
(c) Dearborn Station.
(d) Central Station.

4. In what year is "The Phantom Brakeman" set?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1935.

5. What is Grandma Dowdel's response to the performance by Mrs. Weidenbach's nephew at the talent show in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) "That made me about half-sick."
(b) "That was a fine performance."
(c) "Now I'm half asleep."
(d) "Now that was something to write home about."

6. How much money does the Blue Plate Special cost at the Coffee Pot Cafe in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) 25 cents.
(b) 10 cents.
(c) 50 cents.
(d) 75 cents.

7. Who does Grandma say pieced the quilt that Joey and Mary Alice find in the attic in "Things with Wings"?
(a) Leota Shrewsbury.
(b) Aunt Puss Chapman.
(c) Effie Wilcox.
(d) Josie Smull.

8. What is the name of the sequel to A Long Way from Chicago?
(a) Home in the Hills.
(b) Along the Wandering Coast.
(c) A Year Down Yonder.
(d) Closer to Chicago.

9. What kind of show is put on by the ladies of the United Brethren Church at the Centennial Celebration?
(a) A quilt show.
(b) A comedic play.
(c) A dramatic reading.
(d) A flower show.

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

11. What was Veech's Gas and Oil before it became a garage?
(a) A butcher shop.
(b) A train station.
(c) A blacksmith shop.
(d) A movie theater.

12. At what battle was Uncle Grady Griswold winged?
(a) The Battle of Carthage.
(b) The Battle of Cerro Gordo.
(c) The Battle of Boonville.
(d) The Battle of Fort Sumter.

13. What movie do Joey, Mary Alice, and Grandma Dowdel go to see at the movies on Wednesday in "Things with Wings"?
(a) Gone with the Wind.
(b) Annie.
(c) The General.
(d) Dracula.

14. Into what division of the military does Joe Dowdel enlist in "The Troop Train"?
(a) The Army Air Corps.
(b) The Navy SEALS.
(c) The Marine Corps.
(d) The Coast Guard.

15. What war is taking place in "The Troop Train"?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Mexican-American War.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Korean War.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Mrs. Effie Wilcox gone to stay with her sister in "Things with Wings"?

2. When was author Richard Peck born?

3. When did the Great Fire of Chicago occur?

4. In what year is "Centennial Summer" set?

5. Who does Grandma Dowdel tell Mary Alice and Joey that the stovepipe hat in the attic once belonged to in the beginning of "Things with Wings"?

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