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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the president of the Chamber of Commerce in Grandma Dowdel's town?
(a) Ernie Cowgill.
(b) L. J. Weidenbach.
(c) O. B. Dickerson.
(d) Earl T. Askew.

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

3. What does Grandma Dowdel do when a snake falls into the boat in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) She hits it with the paddle until it dies.
(b) She faints.
(c) She snaps its neck and throws it overboard.
(d) She shoots it.

4. 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) "Lift up your bloomers and set sail."
(b) "Scat and skedaddle."
(c) "Douse the fire and hide the ax and skillet."
(d) "Go West, Young Man."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Prologue of the book, the narrator describes Grandma Dowdel as being as "tough as" what?

2. What does Grandma Dowdel roll across the floor at the Cowgill brothers when they break into her house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

3. What is the reeking smell coming from Grandma Dowdel's cobhouse in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

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"?

5. How old is Joey Dowdel during his first visit to his Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

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