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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much are Vandalia's daily wages that she hands over to her mother at the Coffee Cup Cafe in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) 10 cents.
(b) 95 cents.
(c) 15 cents.
(d) 75 cents.

2. Why does Grandma Dowdel say to "Never trust an ugly woman" in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) "She might be armed."
(b) "She's got a grudge against the world."
(c) "She tells stories to make herself look better."
(d) "She's likely to really be a man."

3. According to the posted sign that Grandma Dowdel and the children encounter, who owns the land where they trespass to go fishing in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) The Piatt County Rod and Gun Club.
(b) The United States Fish and Game Commission.
(c) The Winchester County Elks Club.
(d) The Ladies of the DAR.

4. Why does Grandma Dowdel tell the milk delivery boy she won't need cream or milk delivered tomorrow in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) She says she no longer drinks it.
(b) She says the kids are allergic to the milk.
(c) She says she found another dairy to buy from.
(d) She says she's going away.

5. Who is the movie star that Joey describes as "sweeping the country" in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Carolyn Keene.
(b) Katharine Hepburn.
(c) Shirley Temple.
(d) Betty Grable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Junior say for Vandalia to meet him at dark when he gives the message to Joey in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

2. Who are Mary Alice's best friends that she is upset about missing while she's at Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

3. Who does Mrs. Weidenbach claim will take the blue ribbon with her individual cherry tarts if someone doesn't stop her in "The Day of Judgment"?

4. What does Junior Stubbs sell in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

5. How old is Vandalia in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

(see the answer key)

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