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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grandma Dowdel do when a snake falls into the boat in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) She shoots it.
(b) She hits it with the paddle until it dies.
(c) She faints.
(d) She snaps its neck and throws it overboard.

2. Who is Grandma Dowdel's cousin that she mentions to the dairy delivery boy in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Marie Jacobson.
(b) Leota Shrewsbury.
(c) Effie Wilcox.
(d) Ella Richmond.

3. How old is Mary Alice Dowdel during her first visit to her Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

4. In what year is "A One-Woman Crime Wave" set?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1931.

5. 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 Winchester County Elks Club.
(c) The United States Fish and Game Commission.
(d) The Ladies of the DAR.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandma Dowdel tell Mary Alice that Shotgun Cheatham smelled like in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

2. Who is the American Western film actor that Joey cites when he hears the explosion outside Grandma's house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

3. What kind of vehicle do the Weidenbachs own in "The Day of Judgment"?

4. 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"?

5. What kind of mailbox does Grandma Dowdel demand from Mr. Cowgill in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

(see the answer key)

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