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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Grandma Dowdel tell Mary Alice that Shotgun Cheatham smelled like in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
2. What kind of stew does the Anti-Horse-Thief Society sell at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
3. Of Grandma Dowdel, Joey says in "The Mouse in the Milk," "You didn't want to hang around her too close, or she'd" do what?
4. What does Joey say the fine is for using a fish trap in Wisconsin in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
5. Who convinces the lawmen to leave Grandma Dowdel alone about her giving away the catfish in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Grandma Dowdel do with her remaining fish in “A One Woman Crime Wave"?
2. Where do Joey and Mary Alice meet Aunt Puss Chapman? How is Aunt Puss described?
3. How does Grandma Dowdel trap the Cowgill brothers in "The Mouse in the Milk"? What does she tell Joey to do once she has them trapped?
4. How old are Joey and Mary Alice when they first visit Grandma Dowdel? How do they travel to see her?
5. Why does Shotgun Cheatham's death raise interest in out-of-towners in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
6. What items do Mary Alice and Joey Dowdel bring with them on their trip to Grandma's in "The Mouse in the Milk"? Why?
7. What violent events occur on Mary Alice and Joey's first night at Grandma Dowdel's house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
8. What information do Mary Alice and Joey learn about Grandma's past from Aunt Puss Chapman?
9. How does Grandma Dowdel go about baiting the Cowgill boys to her home in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
10. Describe the narrative style in A Long Way from Chicago. Who relates the stories?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What inspires Grandma Dowdel to go in search of Uncle Grady Griswold in “Centennial Summer"? How does Uncle Grady appear when Grandma Dowdel and the children arrive? Where does he live? Who does he live with?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the character of Mary Alice in the short stories. How old is Mary Alice when she first visits Grandma Dowdel? How does Mary evolve as a character in the course of the narrative? What impact do the visits to Grandma's house have on Mary Alice?
Essay Topic 3
What does Grandma Dowdel achieve by lying to the Peoria reporter in “Shotgun Cheatham’s Last Night above Ground"? How do Grandma's actions in this story impact the town where she lives? What are Joey and Mary Alice's impressions of Grandma's actions?
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