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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year is "The Mouse in the Milk" set?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1930.

2. Where does Grandma Dowdel assert Jesse and Frank James are from in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Arkansas.

3. What explodes outside of Grandma Dowdel's house in the beginning of "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Her tool shed.
(b) Her rose garden.
(c) Her outhouse.
(d) Her mailbox.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandma Dowdel put in the bottom of the cauldron to prevent her apple butter from sticking?

2. How does Grandma Dowdel describe Shotgun Cheatham when Mary Alice asks her who he was in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

3. What does Mrs. Wilcox say has been destroyed in the night at her home in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

4. Who is Grandma Dowdel's cousin that she mentions to the dairy delivery boy 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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