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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the brand of orange soda pop that Joey and Mary Alice cherish in the narrative?
(a) Nehi.
(b) Zesta.
(c) Crush.
(d) Tang.

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"?
(a) Because she distrusts the other competitors.
(b) Because the pie will melt.
(c) Because it is too cold in the tent.
(d) Because the livestock draws flies.

4. What does Mrs. Wilcox say has been destroyed in the night at her home in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Her mailbox.
(b) Her tool shed.
(c) Her indoor plumbing.
(d) Her outhouse.

5. What is the name of the general store described downtown where Grandma Dowdel lives?
(a) Murphy's Store.
(b) O'Reilly's Store.
(c) Jackson's Store.
(d) Moose's Store.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Mrs. Effie Wilcox gone to stay with her sister in "Things with Wings"?

2. What railroad do Joey and Mary Alice Dowdel take when they go to visit their Grandmother?

3. What does Grandma Dowdel tell the milk delivery boy she did with the milk that had a mouse in it, in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

4. What soda does Joey describe as tasting "like cough medicine" in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

5. What car does Joey describe as "shimmering in her loveliness" outside of Veech's garage in "Things with Wings"?

(see the answer key)

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