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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Grandma Dowdel's old tomcat live?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In the basement.
(c) In the privy.
(d) In the cobhouse.

2. What month is it every year when Joey and Mary Alice visit Grandma Dowdel?
(a) June.
(b) August.
(c) April.
(d) July.

3. What is Grandma Dowdel cleaning on the kitchen table when the milk is delivered in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Her gun.
(b) Her jewelry.
(c) Her China dishes.
(d) Her silverware.

4. What is Grandma Dowdel holding in her hand when Joey rushes in after hearing Mary Alice screaming in the kitchen, in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A bottle of milk.
(b) A mouse in a mousetrap.
(c) A dead fish and a hatchet.
(d) A shotgun and a handkerchief.

5. What is the destination city of the train that Joey and Mary Alice take to visit Grandma Dowdel?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Jackson.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) New Orleans.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What toy does Mary Alice bring with her to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

3. What does Grandma Dowdel roll across the floor at the Cowgill brothers when they break into her house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

4. What is the name of the cafe that is the center of gossip and news in Grandma Dowdel's town?

5. Who is Grandma Dowdel's cousin that she mentions to the dairy delivery boy in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

(see the answer key)

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