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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Grandma Dowdel assert Jesse and Frank James are from in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Illinois.

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

3. Who always enters decorative butter pats in the county fair competition, according to Mrs. Weidenbach in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Effie Wilcox.
(b) Leota Shrewsbury.
(c) Aunt Puss Chapman.
(d) Mrs. Cowgill.

4. What is Grandma Dowdel cleaning on the kitchen table when the milk is delivered in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Her jewelry.
(b) Her gun.
(c) Her silverware.
(d) Her China dishes.

5. What was Veech's Gas and Oil before it became a garage?
(a) A movie theater.
(b) A blacksmith shop.
(c) A train station.
(d) A butcher shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what material was the Weidenbachs' home built?

2. Who offers to buy the stovepipe hat that Grandma Dowdel brings to the rummage sale in "Things with Wings"?

3. What baseball team's hat does Joey wear in "The Day of Judgment"?

4. What does Grandma Dowdel win at the cooking competition at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

5. Who is the movie star that Joey describes as "sweeping the country" in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

(see the answer key)

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