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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Mary Alice during her trip to Grandma's in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) 7.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

2. How much money does Ray Veech say the car costs that is sitting in front of the garage at Veech's Gas and Oil in "Things with Wings"?
(a) $999.
(b) $795.
(c) $2,500.
(d) $1,500.

3. In what year is "The Phantom Brakeman" set?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1932.

4. Who does Grandma Dowdel claim to have given Shotgun Cheatham his name when she's talking to the reporter in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) Ulysses S. Grant.
(b) Robert E. Lee.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Benjamin Washington.

5. In what year is "Things with Wings" set?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1934.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the Great Fire of Chicago occur?

3. How much money does the Blue Plate Special cost at the Coffee Pot Cafe in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

4. What grade does Grandma Dowdel say the milk delivery boy is in after he leaves in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

5. Why was Grandma Dowdel thrown out of school when she was young?

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