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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year is "The Mouse in the Milk" set?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1931.

2. 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) "St. Louis gunslinger."
(c) "Brooklyn bookkeeper."
(d) "Wind whistler."

3. Who does Grandma Dowdel give her extra catfish to in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) Hobos and drifters.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) The church committee.
(d) The Chamber of Commerce.

4. How much of her homemade beer does Grandma Dowdel tell Joey to go fetch from the cellar in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) 5-10 bottles.
(b) 2-3 bottles.
(c) 15-20 bottles.
(d) 25-30 bottles.

5. What does Joey do when a snake falls into the boat in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) He kills it with a rock.
(b) He jumps from the boat.
(c) He faints.
(d) He kills it with a stick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of gun does Grandma Dowdel keep behind the woodbox?

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

3. 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"?

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

5. What is the destination city of the train that Joey and Mary Alice take to visit Grandma Dowdel?

(see the answer key)

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