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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What car does Joey describe as "shimmering in her loveliness" outside of Veech's garage in "Things with Wings"?
(a) A Rolls-Royce.
(b) A Ford Model T.
(c) A Terraplane 8.
(d) A Plymouth coupe.

2. Who does Grandma Dowdel tell Mary Alice and Joey that the stovepipe hat in the attic once belonged to in the beginning of "Things with Wings"?
(a) A banker.
(b) Charlie Chaplin.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) A preacher.

3. What grade does Grandma Dowdel say the milk delivery boy is in after he leaves in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Seventh grade.
(b) Third grade.
(c) Fourth grade.
(d) Ninth grade.

4. What is the name of the cafe that is the center of gossip and news in Grandma Dowdel's town?
(a) The Whistle Stop Cafe.
(b) The Soup Kitchen Cafe.
(c) The Coffee Pot Cafe.
(d) The White Horse Cafe.

5. What is the name of the dairy delivery boy in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Jack Cowgill.
(b) Ernie Cowgill.
(c) Peter Cowgill.
(d) L. J. Weidenbach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Grandma Dowdel has committed to entering the competition at the county fair, she and the kids make a pie every how many hours for the next three days in "The Day of Judgment"?

2. 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?

3. Who are Mary Alice's best friends that she is upset about missing while she's at Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

4. Who is the strict lady in charge at the rummage sale in "Things with Wings"?

5. How old is Mary Alice Dowdel during her first visit to her Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

(see the answer key)

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