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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Grandma Dowdel describe Shotgun Cheatham when Mary Alice asks her who he was in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) "He was a priest before he left the church and died."
(b) "He was just an old reprobate who lived poor and died broke."
(c) "He was a Civil War General and fought alongside Ulysses S. Grant."
(d) "He was a bank robber and a horse thief."

2. Of Grandma Dowdel, Joey says in "The Mouse in the Milk," "You didn't want to hang around her too close, or she'd" do what?
(a) "Start asking questions."
(b) "Throw a rock at you."
(c) "Give you homework."
(d) "Give you a job."

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

4. What kind of mailbox does Grandma Dowdel demand from Mr. Cowgill in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A solid oak mailbox.
(b) A decorative rooster mailbox.
(c) A stainless steel mailbox.
(d) A galvanized iron mailbox.

5. What is the name of the town banker where Grandma Dowdel lives?
(a) Wilson Montgomery.
(b) A. G. Askew.
(c) Jerry Anderson.
(d) L. J. Weidenbach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the dairy delivery boy in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

2. Who does Grandma Dowdel claim to have given Shotgun Cheatham his name when she's talking to the reporter in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

3. 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?

4. What explodes outside of Grandma Dowdel's house in the beginning of "The Mouse in the Milk"?

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

(see the answer key)

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