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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grandma Dowdel lend to Mr. Cowgill to whip his sons in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A leather belt.
(b) A leather strop.
(c) A thorny twig.
(d) A horse-whip.

2. What is the name of Uncle Grady Griswold's wife?
(a) Aunt Sarah.
(b) Aunt Minnie.
(c) Aunt Puss.
(d) Aunt Mae.

3. Where does Grandma Dowdel take Joey and Mary Alice to go fishing in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) Lake Mead.
(b) Salt Creek.
(c) Crimson Creek.
(d) Jasper Creek.

4. Who is described by Grandma Dowdel as the "best home-baker in the state of Illinois" in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Rupert Pennypacker.
(b) Leota Shrewsbury.
(c) Barnie Buchanan.
(d) Earl T. Askew.

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?
(a) "Give you homework."
(b) "Give you a job."
(c) "Throw a rock at you."
(d) "Start asking questions."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cost for entrance at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

2. Who does Grandma Dowdel tell Mary Alice and Joey that the stovepipe hat in the attic once belonged to in the beginning of "Things with Wings"?

3. How old is Vandalia in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

4. Who is the movie star that Joey describes as "sweeping the country" in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

5. In what year is "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground" set?

(see the answer key)

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