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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What explodes outside of Grandma Dowdel's house in the beginning of "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Her mailbox.
(b) Her tool shed.
(c) Her rose garden.
(d) Her outhouse.

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

3. 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"?
(a) Buster Keaton.
(b) John Wayne.
(c) Buffalo Bill.
(d) Tom Mix.

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

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

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 the name of the dairy delivery boy in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

3. What grade does Grandma Dowdel say the milk delivery boy is in after he leaves in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

4. What does Grandma Dowdel tell Mary Alice that Shotgun Cheatham smelled like in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

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

(see the answer key)

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