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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) "Brooklyn bookkeeper."
(c) "Wind whistler."
(d) "St. Louis gunslinger."

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

3. In the Prologue of the book, the narrator describes Grandma Dowdel as being as "tough as" what?
(a) "An old cat."
(b) "An old boor."
(c) "An ox."
(d) "A feisty mule."

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"?
(a) Beverly and Audrey.
(b) Sarah and Michelle.
(c) Christine and Marie.
(d) Evelyn and Carol.

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) New Mexico.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Grandma Dowdel cleaning on the kitchen table when the milk is delivered in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

2. 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"?

3. What does Mrs. Wilcox say has been destroyed in the night at her home in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

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?

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

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