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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of gun does Grandma Dowdel keep behind the woodbox?
(a) A 50-caliber Desert Eagle.
(b) A Thompson submachine gun.
(c) A 12-gauge Winchester Model 21.
(d) A Colt AR-15.

2. What is the name of the cafe that is the center of gossip and news in Grandma Dowdel's town?
(a) The Soup Kitchen Cafe.
(b) The White Horse Cafe.
(c) The Coffee Pot Cafe.
(d) The Whistle Stop Cafe.

3. Where does Grandma Dowdel's old tomcat live?
(a) In the privy.
(b) In the cobhouse.
(c) In the attic.
(d) In the basement.

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

5. How old is Joey Dowdel during his first visit to his Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How does Grandma Dowdel describe Shotgun Cheatham when Mary Alice asks her who he was in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

4. What does Grandma Dowdel lend to Mr. Cowgill to whip his sons in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

5. What toy does Mary Alice bring with her to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

(see the answer key)

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