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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 kind of car does the narrator describe Al Capone owning in "The Day of Judgment"?
2. In what year is "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground" set?
3. What does Grandma Dowdel send Joey to get at the store in town after Mrs. Weidenbach leaves in "The Day of Judgment"?
4. What is the "country saying" that Grandma Dowdel uses when she and the kids set out to go fishing in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
5. What is the name of the general store described downtown where Grandma Dowdel lives?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are the sheriff and Chamber of Commerce president described when Joey, Mary Alice, and Grandma encounter them after fishing in “A One Woman Crime Wave"?
2. What scene does Joey encounter when he rushes in because Mary Alice is screaming in the kitchen in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
3. Who is Grandma Dowdel's biggest opposition in the cooking contest at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"? How is this character described?
4. How does Grandma Dowdel overcome her adversaries at the end of “A One Woman Crime Wave"?
5. What happens just before the tasting at the cooking contest in "The Day of Judgment"?
6. What story does Grandma Dowdel give to the city reporter about Shotgun Cheatham? Why?
7. Where does Grandma Dowdel take Joey and Mary Alice to go fishing in “A One Woman Crime Wave"? How do they fish?
8. Where are the stories in A Long Way from Chicago set? During what time period do the stories take place?
9. What items do Mary Alice and Joey Dowdel bring with them on their trip to Grandma's in "The Mouse in the Milk"? Why?
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
Describe and discuss the character of Aunt Puss Chapman in A Long Way from Chicago. How old is Aunt Puss Chapman? What is her history with Grandma Dowdel? Why does Grandma Dowdel go to Aunt Puss Chapman's house in “A One Woman Crime Wave"?
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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