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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 the author of the book The Hidden Staircase that Mary Alice reads in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Justine Butler.
(b) Carolyn Keene.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Albert Wilson.

2. What is the name of the town banker where Grandma Dowdel lives?
(a) Jerry Anderson.
(b) Wilson Montgomery.
(c) L. J. Weidenbach.
(d) A. G. Askew.

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

4. Who was the rival gangster of Bugs Moran that was involved in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre?
(a) Teets Battaglia.
(b) Joey Doves.
(c) Big Jim Colosimo.
(d) Al Capone.

5. What is the destination city of the train that Joey and Mary Alice take to visit Grandma Dowdel?
(a) Memphis.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. 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"?

3. What is the name of the cafe that is the center of gossip and news in Grandma Dowdel's town?

4. What kind of gun does Grandma Dowdel keep behind the woodbox?

5. 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"?

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