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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Grandma Dowdel holding in her hand when Joey rushes in after hearing Mary Alice screaming in the kitchen, in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A bottle of milk.
(b) A dead fish and a hatchet.
(c) A shotgun and a handkerchief.
(d) A mouse in a mousetrap.

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

3. In the Prologue of the book, the narrator describes Grandma Dowdel as being as "tough as" what?
(a) "A feisty mule."
(b) "An old cat."
(c) "An ox."
(d) "An old boor."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it every year when Joey and Mary Alice visit Grandma Dowdel?

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

3. Who is Grandma Dowdel's cousin that she mentions to the dairy delivery boy in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

4. Why does Grandma Dowdel tell the milk delivery boy she won't need cream or milk delivered tomorrow in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

5. What toy does Mary Alice bring with her to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

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