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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What manufacturing company has a big tent set up to show huskers and combines at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) John Deere.
(b) Allis-Chalmers.
(c) Brooks and Wilson.
(d) Lindenfeld.

2. How much is the charge for a ride on the biplane at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) 50 cents.
(b) 75 cents.
(c) 25 cents.
(d) $2.

3. Who is the president of the Chamber of Commerce in Grandma Dowdel's town?
(a) O. B. Dickerson.
(b) Earl T. Askew.
(c) Ernie Cowgill.
(d) L. J. Weidenbach.

4. What is the destination city of the train that Joey and Mary Alice take to visit Grandma Dowdel?
(a) Jackson.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Memphis.

5. When did the Great Fire of Chicago occur?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1871.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Grandma Dowdel's cousin that she mentions to the dairy delivery boy in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

2. How old is Mary Alice during her trip to Grandma's in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

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

4. In what year is "The Phantom Brakeman" set?

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"?

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