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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Grandma Dowdel give her extra catfish to in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) The church committee.
(b) The Chamber of Commerce.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) Hobos and drifters.

3. What is the "country saying" that Grandma Dowdel uses when she and the kids set out to go fishing in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) "Douse the fire and hide the ax and skillet."
(b) "Scat and skedaddle."
(c) "Go West, Young Man."
(d) "Lift up your bloomers and set sail."

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"?
(a) She says she's going away.
(b) She says the kids are allergic to the milk.
(c) She says she no longer drinks it.
(d) She says she found another dairy to buy from.

5. What does the new sign on the train platform say when Joey and Mary Alice get off at Grandma's in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) "Welcome to the Centennial Celebration!"
(b) "Drifters Keep Moving: This Means You."
(c) "The Great War is Upon Us. Pray!"
(d) "75 Miles to St. Louis; Rides $10."

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname had the Thompson submachine gun gained after the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, according to the narrator in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

2. Who comes to stop Grandma Dowdel from giving away catfish in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

3. How old is Mary Alice Dowdel during her first visit to her Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

4. 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?

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

(see the answer key)

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