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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reeking smell coming from Grandma Dowdel's cobhouse in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) A dead dog.
(b) Rotten meat.
(c) A dead man.
(d) Cheese.

2. What is the name of the dairy delivery boy in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) L. J. Weidenbach.
(b) Ernie Cowgill.
(c) Peter Cowgill.
(d) Jack Cowgill.

3. What does Grandma Dowdel put in the bottom of the cauldron to prevent her apple butter from sticking?
(a) Pennies.
(b) Rice.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Quarters.

4. 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 lumber mill.
(c) To the Holy Rollers Church.
(d) To the White Horse Tavern.

5. How old is Joey during his visit to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Grandma Dowdel take Joey and Mary Alice to go fishing in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

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

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

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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