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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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"?
(a) She says she found another dairy to buy from.
(b) She says she no longer drinks it.
(c) She says the kids are allergic to the milk.
(d) She says she's going away.

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"?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) California.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) New Mexico.

4. What does Grandma Dowdel put in the bottom of the cauldron to prevent her apple butter from sticking?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Quarters.
(c) Pennies.
(d) Rice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandma Dowdel tell the milk delivery boy she did with the milk that had a mouse in it, in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

2. What is Grandma Dowdel cleaning on the kitchen table when the milk is delivered in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

3. Where does Grandma Dowdel send Joey to get the Cowgills brothers' parents in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

4. 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?

5. Where does Grandma Dowdel assert Jesse and Frank James are from in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

(see the answer key)

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