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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time are Vandalia and Junior expected to flee aboard the Wabash Cannonball train on its brief stop in Grandma Dowdel's town in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) 9:01 p.m.
(b) 8:17 p.m.
(c) 11:02 p.m.
(d) 10: 13 p.m.

2. What kind of gun does Grandma Dowdel keep behind the woodbox?
(a) A 50-caliber Desert Eagle.
(b) A Thompson submachine gun.
(c) A 12-gauge Winchester Model 21.
(d) A Colt AR-15.

3. Who comes in to demand her daughter's wages at the Coffee Cup Cafe in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Miz Walters.
(b) Miz Eubanks.
(c) Miz Anderson.
(d) Miz Arnold.

4. What other events are judged on the day of the cooking competition at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Chickens and frog-racing.
(b) Turtle-races and sack races.
(c) Cattle and quilts.
(d) Lambs and pigs.

5. What nickname had the Thompson submachine gun gained after the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, according to the narrator in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) "St. Louis gunslinger."
(b) "Brooklyn bookkeeper."
(c) "Wind whistler."
(d) "Chicago typewriter."

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does it cost to attend the local picture show on Wednesdays in Grandma Dowdel's town?

2. Where does Joey say he and Mary Alice go to see the movies back home in "Things with Wings"?

3. How much money does Otis say Grandma Dowdel has held in the bank in "Things with Wings"?

4. Who is described in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground" as "A real old, humped-over lady with buck teeth" and crossed eyes that had been the telling the reporter tales at the cafe in town?

5. Who is Grandma Dowdel's cousin that she mentions to the dairy delivery boy in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

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