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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year is "A One-Woman Crime Wave" set?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1933.

2. What nickname had the Thompson submachine gun gained after the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, according to the narrator in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) "St. Louis gunslinger."
(b) "Brooklyn bookkeeper."
(c) "Chicago typewriter."
(d) "Wind whistler."

3. Once Grandma Dowdel has committed to entering the competition at the county fair, she and the kids make a pie every how many hours for the next three days in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Every two hours.
(b) Every five hours.
(c) Every six hours.
(d) Every four hours.

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

5. How old is Mary Alice Dowdel during her first visit to her Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandma Dowdel send Joey to get at the store in town after Mrs. Weidenbach leaves in "The Day of Judgment"?

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

3. What name does Mary Alice tell Joey she is giving to the puppy that she found in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

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

5. 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"?

(see the answer key)

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