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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Joey during his visit to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

2. What does Grandma Dowdel tell the milk delivery boy she did with the milk that had a mouse in it, in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) She sent it to the newspaper.
(b) She returned it to the dairy.
(c) She threw it out.
(d) She fed it to the cat.

3. What kind of stew does the Anti-Horse-Thief Society sell at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Burgoo.
(b) Cacciucco.
(c) Bigos.
(d) Labskaus.

4. Who does Grandma say pieced the quilt that Joey and Mary Alice find in the attic in "Things with Wings"?
(a) Josie Smull.
(b) Leota Shrewsbury.
(c) Effie Wilcox.
(d) Aunt Puss Chapman.

5. What does Grandma Dowdel lend to Mr. Cowgill to whip his sons in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A thorny twig.
(b) A leather strop.
(c) A leather belt.
(d) A horse-whip.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Grandma Dowdel send Joey to get the Cowgills brothers' parents in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

2. What movie theater was John Dillinger leaving when he was killed?

3. Once Grandma Dowdel has committed to entering the competition at the county fair, she and the kids make a pie every how many hours for the next three days in "The Day of Judgment"?

4. In what year is "The Mouse in the Milk" set?

5. What is the name of the dairy delivery boy in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

(see the answer key)

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