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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month is it every year when Joey and Mary Alice visit Grandma Dowdel?
(a) August.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) July.

2. What does Grandma Dowdel do when a snake falls into the boat in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) She faints.
(b) She shoots it.
(c) She hits it with the paddle until it dies.
(d) She snaps its neck and throws it overboard.

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

4. What grade in school has Mary Alice just completed in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) Fifth grade.
(b) Third grade.
(c) Second grade.
(d) Fourth grade.

5. 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 United States Fish and Game Commission.
(b) The Winchester County Elks Club.
(c) The Piatt County Rod and Gun Club.
(d) The Ladies of the DAR.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to stop Grandma Dowdel from giving away catfish in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

2. Why was Grandma Dowdel thrown out of school when she was young?

3. 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"?

4. What does Grandma Dowdel lend to Mr. Cowgill to whip his sons in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

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

(see the answer key)

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