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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Grandma Dowdel say to "Never trust an ugly woman" in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) "She tells stories to make herself look better."
(b) "She's got a grudge against the world."
(c) "She's likely to really be a man."
(d) "She might be armed."

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

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

4. How old is Joey during his visit to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

5. What does Grandma Dowdel roll across the floor at the Cowgill brothers when they break into her house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A wooden nickel.
(b) A cherry bomb.
(c) A hand grenade.
(d) A roll of money.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Where does Grandma Dowdel send Joey to get the Cowgills brothers' parents in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

3. What does Grandma Dowdel lend to Mr. Cowgill to whip his sons in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

4. 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?

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

(see the answer key)

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