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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Joey Dowdel when he visits his Grandmother in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

2. When did the Great Fire of Chicago occur?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1871.
(d) 1911.

3. Whose cow does Grandma Dowdel claim to have started the Great Fire of Chicago in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Mrs. Keene's cow.
(b) Mrs. O'Leary's cow.
(c) Mr. Butler's cow.
(d) Mr. O'Neill's cow.

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

5. 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) Mrs. Weidenbach.
(b) Effie Wilcox.
(c) Gertrude Smith.
(d) Alice Thompson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Mrs. Weidenbach's father born?

2. Who are Mary Alice's best friends that she is upset about missing while she's at Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

3. What does Grandma Dowdel win at the cooking competition at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

4. Where does Junior say for Vandalia to meet him at dark when he gives the message to Joey in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

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

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