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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Joey Dowdel during his first visit to his Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) 11.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

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. Who comes to stop Grandma Dowdel from giving away catfish in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) Effie Wilcox.
(b) O. B. Dickerson.
(c) Leota Shrewsbury.
(d) Ernie Cowgill.

4. Who stops to use Grandma Dowdel's privy before heading home in the end of "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Ernie Cowgill.
(b) Effie Wilcox.
(c) Mrs. Weidenbach.
(d) Mrs. Cowgill.

5. What does Grandma Dowdel tell Mary Alice that Shotgun Cheatham smelled like in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) An oil tanker.
(b) A horse stall.
(c) A polecat.
(d) A flower-bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the biplane pilot at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

2. What kind of gun does Grandma Dowdel keep behind the woodbox?

3. Why does Grandma Dowdel refuse to take her pie and register it at the Domestic Services tent as soon as she arrives at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

4. How much is the charge for a ride on the biplane at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

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

(see the answer key)

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