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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the cost for entrance at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) 25 cents.
(b) 5 cents.
(c) 1 cent.
(d) 10 cents.

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

3. What kind of stew does the Anti-Horse-Thief Society sell at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Burgoo.
(b) Bigos.
(c) Labskaus.
(d) Cacciucco.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the rival gangster of Bugs Moran that was involved in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre?

2. In what year is "The Day of Judgment" set?

3. 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"?

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

5. Where does Grandma Dowdel send Joey to get the Cowgills brothers' parents in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

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