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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. In what year is "The Troop Train" set?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1942.
2. How does Grandma Dowdel say her old tomcat died in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) "Fell off the roof of the barn last July."
(b) "Got run over by a horse."
(c) "Got in front of the Cannonball."
(d) "Fell into the old coal mine."
3. How old is Vandalia in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.
4. What kind of dancing lessons has Mary Alice been taking in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) Tap lessons.
(b) Ballroom dancing lessons.
(c) Jitterbug lessons.
(d) Foxtrot lessons.
5. In what year is "The Phantom Brakeman" set?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1932.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Grandma Dowdel tell Joey and Mary Alice to look for in addition to historical clothes in the attic in "Centennial Summer"?
2. What organization in Grandma's town shows movies at their outdoor picture show in "Things with Wings"?
3. How does Joe contact Grandma Dowdel to inform her his train will pass through her town in "The Troop Train"?
4. What name does Mary Alice tell Joey she is giving to the puppy that she found in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
5. Why has Effie Wilcox gone to live with her sister in "Things with Wings"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the theme of friendship developed in the stories from A Long Way from Chicago?
2. How is the winning performance at the talent show described in “Centennial Summer"?
3. How does Grandma Dowdel succeed in getting Effie Wilcox her house back in “Things with Wings"?
4. How has Grandma Dowdel's demeanor changed in the beginning of “Things with Wings"? Why?
5. What does the narrator say about John Dillinger in “Things with Wings"?
6. What is the ghost story that Grandma Dowdel relates in “The Phantom Brakeman”?
7. What noise does Joey hear from Mary Alice's bedroom at night in “The Phantom Brakeman”?
8. What exchange takes place the first time Miz Eubanks comes to Grandma Dowdel's house in “The Phantom Brakeman”?
9. Where does Grandma take Joey and Mary Alice to see a movie in “Things with Wings"? What do they see?
10. How would you describe the style of language and dialogue in A Long Way from Chicago?
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