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

2. In what year is "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground" set?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1928.

3. Where does Grandma Dowdel send Joey to get the Cowgills brothers' parents in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) To the Holy Rollers Church.
(b) To the dairy.
(c) To the White Horse Tavern.
(d) To the lumber mill.

4. What grade does Grandma Dowdel say the milk delivery boy is in after he leaves in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Seventh grade.
(b) Fourth grade.
(c) Ninth grade.
(d) Third grade.

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"?
(a) She fed it to the cat.
(b) She threw it out.
(c) She returned it to the dairy.
(d) She sent it to the newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Grandma Dowdel's old tomcat live?

2. What kind of gun does Grandma Dowdel keep behind the woodbox?

3. What does Grandma Dowdel roll across the floor at the Cowgill brothers when they break into her house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

4. How old is Joey Dowdel during his first visit to his Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

5. What kind of mailbox does Grandma Dowdel demand from Mr. Cowgill in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

(see the answer key)

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