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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the brand of orange soda pop that Joey and Mary Alice cherish in the narrative?
(a) Tang.
(b) Nehi.
(c) Crush.
(d) Zesta.

2. How much money does the Blue Plate Special cost at the Coffee Pot Cafe in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) 75 cents.
(b) 10 cents.
(c) 50 cents.
(d) 25 cents.

3. What does Junior Stubbs sell in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Insurance.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Women's shoes.
(d) Vacuum cleaners.

4. What kind of vehicle do the Weidenbachs own in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) A horse-drawn wagon.
(b) A Hupmobile.
(c) A Model-T.
(d) A Rolls Royce.

5. Why was Grandma Dowdel thrown out of school when she was young?
(a) For smoking cigarettes in the girls' bathroom.
(b) For smoking up the schoolhouse by putting her underwear in the flue.
(c) For shooting the school janitor.
(d) For putting rocks in the cafeteria food.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Grandma Dowdel describe Shotgun Cheatham when Mary Alice asks her who he was in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

2. Who stops to use Grandma Dowdel's privy before heading home in the end of "The Mouse in the Milk"?

3. How old is Joey Dowdel during his first visit to his Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

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

5. Who is the sheriff in Grandma Dowdel's town in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

(see the answer key)

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