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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the new sign on the train platform say when Joey and Mary Alice get off at Grandma's in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) "75 Miles to St. Louis; Rides $10."
(b) "Welcome to the Centennial Celebration!"
(c) "Drifters Keep Moving: This Means You."
(d) "The Great War is Upon Us. Pray!"

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

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

5. Who is the biplane pilot at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Barnie Buchanan.
(b) Leota Shrewsbury.
(c) Earl T. Askew.
(d) L. J. Weidenbach.

Short Answer 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"?

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

3. Who has given out complimentary paper fans at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

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

5. What does Grandma Dowdel send Joey to get at the store in town after Mrs. Weidenbach leaves in "The Day of Judgment"?

(see the answer key)

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