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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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) 5-10 bottles.
(c) 25-30 bottles.
(d) 15-20 bottles.

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

5. Where does Grandma Dowdel's old tomcat live?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In the basement.
(c) In the privy.
(d) In the cobhouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization does Joey say his father is a member of in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

2. What grade in school has Mary Alice just completed in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

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

4. Who was the rival gangster of Bugs Moran that was involved in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre?

5. What is Grandma Dowdel holding in her hand when Joey rushes in after hearing Mary Alice screaming in the kitchen, in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

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