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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What manufacturing company has a big tent set up to show huskers and combines at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Lindenfeld.
(b) Allis-Chalmers.
(c) Brooks and Wilson.
(d) John Deere.

3. What does Grandma Dowdel lend to Mr. Cowgill to whip his sons in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A thorny twig.
(b) A leather strop.
(c) A horse-whip.
(d) A leather belt.

4. Who always enters decorative butter pats in the county fair competition, according to Mrs. Weidenbach in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Effie Wilcox.
(b) Mrs. Cowgill.
(c) Leota Shrewsbury.
(d) Aunt Puss Chapman.

5. Who is the author of the book The Hidden Staircase that Mary Alice reads in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Albert Wilson.
(b) Justine Butler.
(c) Carolyn Keene.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives in the old dilapidated house that Grandma Dowdel takes Joey and Mary Alice to after fishing in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

2. How old is Joey during his visit to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

3. How old is Joey Dowdel during his trip to Grandma's house in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

4. What is the cost for entrance at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

5. Who is the sheriff in Grandma Dowdel's town in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

(see the answer key)

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