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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 basement.
(b) In the cobhouse.
(c) In the privy.
(d) In the attic.

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

3. What does Grandma Dowdel lend to Mr. Cowgill to whip his sons in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A leather strop.
(b) A thorny twig.
(c) A leather belt.
(d) A horse-whip.

4. Who was the rival gangster of Bugs Moran that was involved in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre?
(a) Teets Battaglia.
(b) Joey Doves.
(c) Big Jim Colosimo.
(d) Al Capone.

5. What does Mrs. Wilcox say has been destroyed in the night at her home in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Her tool shed.
(b) Her indoor plumbing.
(c) Her mailbox.
(d) Her outhouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the American Western film actor that Joey cites when he hears the explosion outside Grandma's house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

2. Why does Grandma Dowdel tell the milk delivery boy she won't need cream or milk delivered tomorrow in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

3. Where does Mary Alice suspect her parents will go fishing while they are staying at Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

4. Why does Grandma Dowdel say to "Never trust an ugly woman" in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

5. What does Grandma Dowdel put in the bottom of the cauldron to prevent her apple butter from sticking?

(see the answer key)

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