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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What toy does Mary Alice bring with her to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A basketball.
(b) A hula-hoop.
(c) A jump rope.
(d) A yo-yo.

2. What is the name of the cafe that is the center of gossip and news in Grandma Dowdel's town?
(a) The Coffee Pot Cafe.
(b) The Whistle Stop Cafe.
(c) The Soup Kitchen Cafe.
(d) The White Horse Cafe.

3. What does Mrs. Wilcox say has been destroyed in the night at her home in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Her outhouse.
(b) Her indoor plumbing.
(c) Her mailbox.
(d) Her tool shed.

4. What grade does Grandma Dowdel say the milk delivery boy is in after he leaves in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Third grade.
(b) Fourth grade.
(c) Ninth grade.
(d) Seventh grade.

5. Where does Grandma Dowdel assert Jesse and Frank James are from in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Mississippi.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. In what year is "The Mouse in the Milk" set?

3. What grade in school has Mary Alice just completed in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

4. What is Grandma Dowdel holding in her hand when Joey rushes in after hearing Mary Alice screaming in the kitchen, in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

5. Who stops to use Grandma Dowdel's privy before heading home in the end of "The Mouse in the Milk"?

(see the answer key)

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