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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 song that Mary Alice and her partner waltz to at the talent show in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) "Handsome Lad."
(b) "I Want What I Have Not."
(c) "From the Mountains, Where They Carried Heavy Crosses."
(d) "When I Grow Too Old to Dream, I'll Have You to Remember."

2. Whose cow does Grandma Dowdel claim to have started the Great Fire of Chicago in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Mr. O'Neill's cow.
(b) Mrs. Keene's cow.
(c) Mrs. O'Leary's cow.
(d) Mr. Butler's cow.

3. Whose framed picture hangs on the wall of the Coffee Pot Cafe in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Babe Ruth's.
(b) John Wayne's.
(c) Theodore Roosevelt's.
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt's.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what battle was Uncle Grady Griswold winged?

2. How much money does Otis say Grandma Dowdel has held in the bank in "Things with Wings"?

3. When was A Long Way from Chicago published?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Uncle Grady Griswold described in “Centennial Summer"?

2. How has Grandma Dowdel's demeanor changed in the beginning of “Things with Wings"? Why?

3. How does Grandma Dowdel succeed in getting Effie Wilcox her house back in “Things with Wings"?

4. What is the significance of Nehi sodas in “The Phantom Brakeman”?

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

6. What noise does Joey hear from Mary Alice's bedroom at night in “The Phantom Brakeman”?

7. How is the theme of family illustrated in “The Troop Train"?

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

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

10. What is implied by the conversation between Joey and Grandma at the end of “The Phantom Brakeman”?

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