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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the general store described downtown where Grandma Dowdel lives?
(a) Moose's Store.
(b) Jackson's Store.
(c) Murphy's Store.
(d) O'Reilly's Store.

2. What is the name of the cafe that is the center of gossip and news in Grandma Dowdel's town?
(a) The Soup Kitchen Cafe.
(b) The Coffee Pot Cafe.
(c) The White Horse Cafe.
(d) The Whistle Stop Cafe.

3. What is the name of the dairy delivery boy in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Peter Cowgill.
(b) Jack Cowgill.
(c) Ernie Cowgill.
(d) L. J. Weidenbach.

4. 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"?
(a) Buffalo Bill.
(b) Tom Mix.
(c) Buster Keaton.
(d) John Wayne.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What railroad do Joey and Mary Alice Dowdel take when they go to visit their Grandmother?

2. Who convinces the lawmen to leave Grandma Dowdel alone about her giving away the catfish in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

3. What does Grandma Dowdel do when a snake falls into the boat in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

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

5. What grade does Grandma Dowdel say the milk delivery boy is in after he leaves in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

(see the answer key)

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