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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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. O'Neill's cow.
(d) Mr. Butler's cow.

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

3. What kind of gun does Grandma Dowdel keep behind the woodbox?
(a) A Colt AR-15.
(b) A 50-caliber Desert Eagle.
(c) A Thompson submachine gun.
(d) A 12-gauge Winchester Model 21.

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

5. What kind of show is put on by the ladies of the United Brethren Church at the Centennial Celebration?
(a) A flower show.
(b) A quilt show.
(c) A comedic play.
(d) A dramatic reading.

Short Answer 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"?

2. What is the name of Junior Stubbs's father?

3. What movie theater was John Dillinger leaving when he was killed?

4. How much of her homemade beer does Grandma Dowdel tell Joey to go fetch from the cellar in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

5. What does Mrs. Wilcox say has been destroyed in the night at her home in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

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