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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Mary Alice tell Joey she is giving to the puppy that she found in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Skipper.
(b) Spot.
(c) Mittens.
(d) Pepper.

2. Who does Grandma Dowdel claim to have given Shotgun Cheatham his name when she's talking to the reporter in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) Ulysses S. Grant.
(b) Benjamin Washington.
(c) Robert E. Lee.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

3. Who stops to use Grandma Dowdel's privy before heading home in the end of "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Mrs. Cowgill.
(b) Effie Wilcox.
(c) Ernie Cowgill.
(d) Mrs. Weidenbach.

4. Who is the author of the book The Hidden Staircase that Mary Alice reads in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Carolyn Keene.
(b) Justine Butler.
(c) Albert Wilson.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

5. What does the new sign on the train platform say when Joey and Mary Alice get off at Grandma's in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) "75 Miles to St. Louis; Rides $10."
(b) "Drifters Keep Moving: This Means You."
(c) "The Great War is Upon Us. Pray!"
(d) "Welcome to the Centennial Celebration!"

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the general store described downtown where Grandma Dowdel lives?

2. What does Grandma Dowdel do when a snake falls into the boat in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

3. Who comes in to demand her daughter's wages at the Coffee Cup Cafe in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

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

5. What baseball team's hat does Joey wear in "The Day of Judgment"?

(see the answer key)

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