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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) Marie Jacobson.
(b) Effie Wilcox.
(c) Ella Richmond.
(d) Leota Shrewsbury.

2. What does Grandma Dowdel put in the bottom of the cauldron to prevent her apple butter from sticking?
(a) Quarters.
(b) Pennies.
(c) Rice.
(d) Rocks.

3. Who is described in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground" as "A real old, humped-over lady with buck teeth" and crossed eyes that had been the telling the reporter tales at the cafe in town?
(a) Effie Wilcox.
(b) Mrs. Weidenbach.
(c) Gertrude Smith.
(d) Alice Thompson.

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

5. Where does Grandma Dowdel's old tomcat live?
(a) In the basement.
(b) In the cobhouse.
(c) In the privy.
(d) In the attic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What explodes outside of Grandma Dowdel's house in the beginning of "The Mouse in the Milk"?

3. 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"?

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

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"?

(see the answer key)

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