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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What toy does Joey bring with him for entertainment at Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A baseball mitt.
(b) A basketball.
(c) A jigsaw puzzle.
(d) A jump rope.

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

3. What city do Joey and Mary Alice live in growing up?
(a) Chicago.
(b) St. Paul.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) Minneapolis.

4. What does Grandma Dowdel tell Mary Alice that Shotgun Cheatham smelled like in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) A horse stall.
(b) An oil tanker.
(c) A flower-bed.
(d) A polecat.

5. What does Mrs. Wilcox say has been destroyed in the night at her home in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Her indoor plumbing.
(b) Her mailbox.
(c) Her outhouse.
(d) Her tool shed.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. In what year is "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground" set?

3. What is the destination city of the train that Joey and Mary Alice take to visit Grandma Dowdel?

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

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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