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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who lives in the old dilapidated house that Grandma Dowdel takes Joey and Mary Alice to after fishing in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) Ernie Cowgill.
(b) O. B. Dickerson.
(c) Aunt Puss Chapman.
(d) Effie Wilcox.

2. What toy does Mary Alice bring with her to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A yo-yo.
(b) A basketball.
(c) A hula-hoop.
(d) A jump rope.

3. What month is it every year when Joey and Mary Alice visit Grandma Dowdel?
(a) August.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) July.

4. What does Grandma Dowdel send Joey to get at the store in town after Mrs. Weidenbach leaves in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) A bag of sugar.
(b) A bag of oats.
(c) A gallon of milk.
(d) A bag of cherries.

5. How does Grandma Dowdel describe Shotgun Cheatham when Mary Alice asks her who he was in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) "He was a priest before he left the church and died."
(b) "He was a bank robber and a horse thief."
(c) "He was just an old reprobate who lived poor and died broke."
(d) "He was a Civil War General and fought alongside Ulysses S. Grant."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Grandma Dowdel holding in her hand when Joey rushes in after hearing Mary Alice screaming in the kitchen, in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

3. Where does Grandma Dowdel assert Jesse and Frank James are from in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

4. 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"?

5. Who is the author of the book The Hidden Staircase that Mary Alice reads in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

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