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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname had the Thompson submachine gun gained after the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, according to the narrator in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) "Chicago typewriter."
(b) "Wind whistler."
(c) "Brooklyn bookkeeper."
(d) "St. Louis gunslinger."

2. What is the name of Junior Stubbs's father?
(a) Peter Stubbs.
(b) Merle Stubbs.
(c) Jack Stubbs.
(d) Robert Stubbs.

3. What does Grandma Dowdel win at the cooking competition at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) A red ribbon.
(b) A $25 gift certificate.
(c) A blue ribbon.
(d) A yellow ribbon.

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

5. What other events are judged on the day of the cooking competition at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Lambs and pigs.
(b) Chickens and frog-racing.
(c) Turtle-races and sack races.
(d) Cattle and quilts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Grandma Dowdel cleaning on the kitchen table when the milk is delivered in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

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

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

4. From what material was the Weidenbachs' home built?

5. Who lives in the old dilapidated house that Grandma Dowdel takes Joey and Mary Alice to after fishing in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

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