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

2. Who is the strict lady in charge at the rummage sale in "Things with Wings"?
(a) Mrs. Askew.
(b) Aunt Puss Chapman.
(c) Mrs. Vottsmeier.
(d) Leota Shrewsbury.

3. What movie theater was John Dillinger leaving when he was killed?
(a) The Orpheus Theater.
(b) The Biograph Theater.
(c) The Olympic Theater.
(d) The Sun Theater.

4. What war did Uncle Grady Griswold fight in?
(a) The Mexican-American War.
(b) The Iraq War.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Korean War.

5. In what year is "Things with Wings" set?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1929.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Junior Stubbs said to be in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

2. What is Uncle Grady Griswold's response when Grandma Dowdel arrives and asks him how he's been in "Centennial Summer"?

3. At what battle was Uncle Grady Griswold winged?

4. Who comes in to demand her daughter's wages at the Coffee Cup Cafe in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

5. When was author Richard Peck born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the sign say that greets Joey and Mary Alice when they arrive at Grandma's town in “Centennial Summer"?

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

5. What car is sitting outside of Veech's Gas and Oil in “Things with Wings"? How does Joey describe the car?

6. Where does Grandma take Joey and Mary Alice to see a movie in “Things with Wings"? What do they see?

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

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

9. What exchange takes place between Joey and Junior Stubbs by the privy in “The Phantom Brakeman”?

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

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