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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the brand of orange soda pop that Joey and Mary Alice cherish in the narrative?
(a) Nehi.
(b) Zesta.
(c) Tang.
(d) Crush.

2. How much are Vandalia's daily wages that she hands over to her mother at the Coffee Cup Cafe in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) 75 cents.
(b) 95 cents.
(c) 15 cents.
(d) 10 cents.

3. How does Grandma Dowdel say her old tomcat died in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) "Got in front of the Cannonball."
(b) "Got run over by a horse."
(c) "Fell into the old coal mine."
(d) "Fell off the roof of the barn last July."

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

5. What is Miz Eubanks's first name in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Idella.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Margaret.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Ray Veech in "Things with Wings"?

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

3. What is one of the major recurring themes in A Long Way from Chicago?

4. What kind of dance lessons has Mary Alice been taking for the past year in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

5. What war is taking place in "The Troop Train"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What image of Grandma Dowdel is described by Joey when he sees her in “The Troop Train"?

2. What fight breaks out during the parade in “Centennial Summer"? How is the fight resolved?

3. What do Joey and Mary Alice discover in Grandma Dowdel's attic in “Things with Wings"?

4. Why does Grandma Dowdel send Mary Alice and Joey to the attic in “Centennial Summer"? What do they find?

5. How would you describe the style of language and dialogue in A Long Way from Chicago?

6. What is the ghost story that Grandma Dowdel relates in “The Phantom Brakeman”?

7. What does Mrs. Weidenbach comes to ask of Grandma Dowdel in “Centennial Summer"? What is Grandma's reply?

8. When is “The Troop Train" set? Where is the story set?

9. How is the theme of friendship developed in the stories from A Long Way from Chicago?

10. Why does Joey ask Grandma Dowdel for two dollars in “Things with Wings"? What is Grandma's response?

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