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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Joey Dowdel during his trip to Grandma's house in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

2. According to the posted sign that Grandma Dowdel and the children encounter, who owns the land where they trespass to go fishing in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) The Piatt County Rod and Gun Club.
(b) The United States Fish and Game Commission.
(c) The Winchester County Elks Club.
(d) The Ladies of the DAR.

3. What explodes outside of Grandma Dowdel's house in the beginning of "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Her tool shed.
(b) Her outhouse.
(c) Her mailbox.
(d) Her rose garden.

4. 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"?
(a) "St. Louis gunslinger."
(b) "Wind whistler."
(c) "Brooklyn bookkeeper."
(d) "Chicago typewriter."

5. Where does Grandma Dowdel take Joey and Mary Alice to go fishing in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) Lake Mead.
(b) Jasper Creek.
(c) Crimson Creek.
(d) Salt Creek.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Grandma Dowdel cleaning on the kitchen table when the milk is delivered in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

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

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

4. How does Grandma Dowdel describe Shotgun Cheatham when Mary Alice asks her who he was in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

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

(see the answer key)

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