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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the general store described downtown where Grandma Dowdel lives?
(a) Murphy's Store.
(b) Jackson's Store.
(c) Moose's Store.
(d) O'Reilly's Store.

2. In what year is "The Mouse in the Milk" set?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1931.

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

4. Who is the author of the book The Hidden Staircase that Mary Alice reads in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Albert Wilson.
(b) Carolyn Keene.
(c) Justine Butler.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

5. 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?
(a) Alice Thompson.
(b) Mrs. Weidenbach.
(c) Effie Wilcox.
(d) Gertrude Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Joey during his visit to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

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

3. What month is it every year when Joey and Mary Alice visit Grandma Dowdel?

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

5. How does Grandma Dowdel describe Shotgun Cheatham when Mary Alice asks her who he was in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

(see the answer key)

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