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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What organization in Grandma's town shows movies at their outdoor picture show in "Things with Wings"?
(a) The Elks Club.
(b) The Freemasons Society.
(c) The Lions Club.
(d) The Kiwanis Club.

2. 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 four hours.
(c) Every five hours.
(d) Every six hours.

3. How old is Mary Alice during her trip to Grandma's in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

4. Who convinces the lawmen to leave Grandma Dowdel alone about her giving away the catfish in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) Ernie Cowgill.
(b) Aunt Puss Chapman.
(c) Earl T. Askew.
(d) Leota Shrewsbury.

5. How old is Vandalia in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) 15.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Grandma Dowdel tell Joey and Mary Alice to look for in addition to historical clothes in the attic in "Centennial Summer"?

3. What is the name of the barbershop quartet that performs at the talent show in "Centennial Summer"?

4. How old is Joey Dowdel during his trip to his Grandmother's in "The Day of Judgment"?

5. 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"?

(see the answer key)

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