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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. Who from the Ladies' Hospitality Committee for the Centennial Celebration has fallen ill with a "nervous condition" in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) Mrs. Cripe.
(b) Mrs. Pugh.
(c) Mrs. Keene.
(d) Mrs. Vottsmeier.

2. Why has Effie Wilcox gone to live with her sister in "Things with Wings"?
(a) Because her sister has fallen ill.
(b) Because her sister has become widowed.
(c) Because Effie cannot care for herself anymore.
(d) Because the bank has foreclosed on her house.

3. How much money does Grandma Dowdel demand the banker give to each of her grandchildren in "Things with Wings"?
(a) 25 cents.
(b) $2.
(c) 50 cents.
(d) $1.

4. How does the narrator describe the food at Grandma Dowdel's house in the different stories from the book?
(a) Haute cuisine.
(b) Huge and hearty meals.
(c) Fine Cajun cooking.
(d) Sparse and tasteless meals.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Joey say he and Mary Alice go to see the movies back home in "Things with Wings"?

2. What is Miz Eubanks's first name in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

3. What organization in Grandma's town shows movies at their outdoor picture show in "Things with Wings"?

4. In what year is "The Phantom Brakeman" set?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How old are Mary Alice and Joey when they visit Grandma Dowdel in “Centennial Summer"? How have they grown as characters?

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

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

9. What childhood dream is Joey Dowdel pursuing in “The Troop Train"? How?

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

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