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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grandma Dowdel roll across the floor at the Cowgill brothers when they break into her house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A wooden nickel.
(b) A hand grenade.
(c) A cherry bomb.
(d) A roll of money.

2. Of Grandma Dowdel, Joey says in "The Mouse in the Milk," "You didn't want to hang around her too close, or she'd" do what?
(a) "Throw a rock at you."
(b) "Give you homework."
(c) "Give you a job."
(d) "Start asking questions."

3. Who is described in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground" as "A real old, humped-over lady with buck teeth" and crossed eyes that had been the telling the reporter tales at the cafe in town?
(a) Gertrude Smith.
(b) Alice Thompson.
(c) Mrs. Weidenbach.
(d) Effie Wilcox.

4. What is the name of the town banker where Grandma Dowdel lives?
(a) L. J. Weidenbach.
(b) Wilson Montgomery.
(c) Jerry Anderson.
(d) A. G. Askew.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it every year when Joey and Mary Alice visit Grandma Dowdel?

2. Who is the author of the book The Hidden Staircase that Mary Alice reads in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

3. Who does Grandma Dowdel give her extra catfish to in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

4. What does Joey do when a snake falls into the boat in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

5. What does Joey say the fine is for using a fish trap in Wisconsin in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

(see the answer key)

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