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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Uncle Grady Griswold's response when Grandma Dowdel arrives and asks him how he's been in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) "Hardy as a horse."
(b) "Fit as a fiddle."
(c) "Fair to piddling."
(d) "Downright terrible."

2. What is Mrs. Weidenbach's nephew performing for the talent show in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) A piano solo.
(b) A tap routine.
(c) An opera solo.
(d) A dramatic reading.

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

4. 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"?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) A banker.
(c) Charlie Chaplin.
(d) A preacher.

5. Where does Mary Alice claim she found a puppy in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) At the junkyard.
(b) In the cobhouse.
(c) At the cemetery.
(d) Behind the church.

6. When was A Long Way from Chicago awarded the Newbery Honor?
(a) 2002.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1999.

7. Who offers to buy the stovepipe hat that Grandma Dowdel brings to the rummage sale in "Things with Wings"?
(a) Leota Shrewsbury.
(b) Carolyn Keene.
(c) Mrs. Vottsmeier.
(d) Mrs. Weisenbach.

8. Where is the rummage sale advertised when Joey goes into town in the beginning of "Things with Wings"?
(a) The St. Mary Catholic Church.
(b) The St. Edward Catholic Church.
(c) The United Episcopal Church.
(d) The United Brethren Church.

9. Where does Joey say he and Mary Alice go to see the movies back home in "Things with Wings"?
(a) The Quills Theater.
(b) The Orpheus Theater.
(c) The Oriental Theater.
(d) The Magenta Theater.

10. Who is Mary Alice's dance partner at the talent show in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) Ike Cripe.
(b) Earl T. Askew.
(c) Ray Veech.
(d) Ernie Cowgill.

11. How is Grandma Dowdel's character described physically in A Long Way from Chicago?
(a) Bent over and decrepit.
(b) Tall and lanky.
(c) Larger than life.
(d) Petite and prim.

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

13. Outside of what town does Joe Dowdel wait for his train to take off in "The Troop Train"?
(a) Little Rock.
(b) Joliet.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Memphis.

14. How old does Grandma Dowdel say Uncle Grady Griswold is, in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) 105.
(b) 95.
(c) 103.
(d) 93.

15. What does Junior Stubbs sell in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Vacuum cleaners.
(b) Insurance.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Women's shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year is "Things with Wings" set?

2. How much money does the Blue Plate Special cost at the Coffee Pot Cafe in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

3. What does Joey see when his train passes Grandma Dowdel's house in "The Troop Train"?

4. When was author Richard Peck born?

5. Who is the strict lady in charge at the rummage sale in "Things with Wings"?

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