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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 tell the milk delivery boy she did with the milk that had a mouse in it, in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) She threw it out.
(b) She returned it to the dairy.
(c) She fed it to the cat.
(d) She sent it to the newspaper.

2. Where does Grandma Dowdel send Joey to get the Cowgills brothers' parents in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) To the dairy.
(b) To the White Horse Tavern.
(c) To the Holy Rollers Church.
(d) To the lumber mill.

3. What kind of mailbox does Grandma Dowdel demand from Mr. Cowgill in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A stainless steel mailbox.
(b) A solid oak mailbox.
(c) A galvanized iron mailbox.
(d) A decorative rooster mailbox.

4. What toy does Joey bring with him for entertainment at Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A jump rope.
(b) A baseball mitt.
(c) A jigsaw puzzle.
(d) A basketball.

5. What explodes outside of Grandma Dowdel's house in the beginning of "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Her outhouse.
(b) Her tool shed.
(c) Her rose garden.
(d) Her mailbox.

Short Answer Questions

1. What toy does Mary Alice bring with her to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

2. In the Prologue of the book, the narrator describes Grandma Dowdel as being as "tough as" what?

3. What railroad do Joey and Mary Alice Dowdel take when they go to visit their Grandmother?

4. Who is the American Western film actor that Joey cites when he hears the explosion outside Grandma's house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

5. What is the name of the town banker where Grandma Dowdel lives?

(see the answer key)

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