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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What toy does Joey bring with him for entertainment at Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A jump rope.
(b) A basketball.
(c) A jigsaw puzzle.
(d) A baseball mitt.

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

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

4. In the Prologue of the book, the narrator describes Grandma Dowdel as being as "tough as" what?
(a) "An ox."
(b) "An old cat."
(c) "An old boor."
(d) "A feisty mule."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the book The Hidden Staircase that Mary Alice reads 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. 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"?

4. What is the name of the general store described downtown where Grandma Dowdel lives?

5. 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"?

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