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

2. What does Joey say the fine is for using a fish trap in Wisconsin in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) $20.
(b) $10.
(c) $5.
(d) $3.

3. How much of her homemade beer does Grandma Dowdel tell Joey to go fetch from the cellar in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) 2-3 bottles.
(b) 25-30 bottles.
(c) 15-20 bottles.
(d) 5-10 bottles.

4. 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 shoots it.
(d) She snaps its neck and throws it overboard.

5. 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?
(a) "Give you a job."
(b) "Start asking questions."
(c) "Give you homework."
(d) "Throw a rock at you."

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Mary Alice during her trip to Grandma's in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

2. What city do Joey and Mary Alice live in growing up?

3. Who stops to use Grandma Dowdel's privy before heading home in the end of "The Mouse in the Milk"?

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

5. In what year is "The Mouse in the Milk" set?

(see the answer key)

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