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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Grandma Dowdel's cousin that she mentions to the dairy delivery boy in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Leota Shrewsbury.
(b) Marie Jacobson.
(c) Ella Richmond.
(d) Effie Wilcox.

2. What is the name of the dairy delivery boy in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) L. J. Weidenbach.
(b) Ernie Cowgill.
(c) Peter Cowgill.
(d) Jack Cowgill.

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

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?
(a) "Start asking questions."
(b) "Throw a rock at you."
(c) "Give you a job."
(d) "Give you homework."

5. 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"?
(a) "Chicago typewriter."
(b) "Wind whistler."
(c) "Brooklyn bookkeeper."
(d) "St. Louis gunslinger."

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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"?

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

5. 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"?

(see the answer key)

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