A Long Way from Chicago Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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A Long Way from Chicago Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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

2. What kind of mailbox does Grandma Dowdel demand from Mr. Cowgill in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A galvanized iron mailbox.
(b) A solid oak mailbox.
(c) A stainless steel mailbox.
(d) A decorative rooster mailbox.

3. How does Grandma Dowdel describe Shotgun Cheatham when Mary Alice asks her who he was in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) "He was a bank robber and a horse thief."
(b) "He was just an old reprobate who lived poor and died broke."
(c) "He was a priest before he left the church and died."
(d) "He was a Civil War General and fought alongside Ulysses S. Grant."

4. 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"?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Robert E. Lee.
(c) Benjamin Washington.
(d) Ulysses S. Grant.

5. What is Grandma Dowdel holding in her hand when Joey rushes in after hearing Mary Alice screaming in the kitchen, in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A mouse in a mousetrap.
(b) A shotgun and a handkerchief.
(c) A bottle of milk.
(d) A dead fish and a hatchet.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who are Mary Alice's best friends that she is upset about missing while she's at Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

5. What is the name of the town banker where Grandma Dowdel lives?

(see the answer key)

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