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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has caused Mrs. Abernathy's son's illness?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Toxic nerve gas used in World War I.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Scarlet fever.

2. What is humorous about the answer to number 59?
(a) The pudding is made from her own corn.
(b) The pie is made from her own pumpkins.
(c) The cookies are made from her own almonds.
(d) The pie is made from her own apples.

3. What is Augie Fluke intent on proving to Mary Alice?
(a) He is handsome.
(b) He is a good shot.
(c) He is smart.
(d) He can dance.

4. Halloween is a _________ occasion in Grandma's town.
(a) Huge.
(b) Non-existent.
(c) Minor.
(d) Small.

5. The narrator, Mary Alice, gets off the train, and, beyond a few clothes, her only possessions are her cat ____________ and her radio.
(a) Polly.
(b) Bootsie.
(c) Mousy.
(d) Footsie.

6. What is the year?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1947.

7. Where does Grandma make Bootsie live?
(a) In the yard.
(b) In the basement.
(c) In the cobhouse out back.
(d) In her room.

8. Like a typical bully, what does Mary Alice's desk mate demand from Mary Alice?
(a) A dollar.
(b) Her homework.
(c) Her favorite pencil.
(d) Her lunch.

9. One night, Mary Alice is shocked to discover what about Bootsie?
(a) He had a rusty tin can tied around his tail.
(b) He is sick.
(c) He is pregnant.
(d) He is missing.

10. Grandma and Mary Alice take a load of the treats to the party, and who serves them?
(a) Grandma.
(b) Augie Fluke.
(c) Mrs. Pensinger.
(d) Mary Alice.

11. Mary Alice accompanies Grandma upstairs for what reason?
(a) To see why Mrs. Abernathy is struggling.
(b) To help her.
(c) To help Mrs. Abernathy.
(d) To help Mrs. Abernathy clean her home.

12. Mary Alice has to share a desk with whom?
(a) Ina Rae.
(b) Augie.
(c) Mildred.
(d) Carleen.

13. What is burgoo stew?
(a) A deer stew.
(b) A stew made from burgoo.
(c) A stew made from scraps of whatever vegetables and trimmings happen to be available.
(d) A beef stew.

14. This farmer told Grandma she could have any ___________ that fell from his tree, but hardly any are on the ground.
(a) Apples.
(b) Walnuts.
(c) Pecans.
(d) Peaches.

15. What do Grandma and Mary Alice do at the cobhouse?
(a) Place Bootsie on the wire.
(b) Taunt the boys.
(c) Hide and wait.
(d) Go back inside the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whose class is Mary Alice taken?

2. What is the purpose of Armistice Day?

3. How does Grandma know that the horse was not even Mildred's?

4. At lunch, Grandma becomes the unofficial ______________ for the burgoo.

5. The teacher is reading ____________ when Mary Alice enters the class.

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