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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Benjamin Washington.
(b) Ulysses S. Grant.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Robert E. Lee.

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

3. What month is it every year when Joey and Mary Alice visit Grandma Dowdel?
(a) April.
(b) July.
(c) August.
(d) June.

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

5. What explodes outside of Grandma Dowdel's house in the beginning of "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Her outhouse.
(b) Her tool shed.
(c) Her mailbox.
(d) Her rose garden.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Grandma Dowdel assert Jesse and Frank James are from in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

4. What toy does Joey bring with him for entertainment at Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

5. Why does Grandma Dowdel say to "Never trust an ugly woman" in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

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