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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the town banker where Grandma Dowdel lives?
(a) L. J. Weidenbach.
(b) Wilson Montgomery.
(c) Jerry Anderson.
(d) A. G. Askew.

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) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) A preacher.
(d) Charlie Chaplin.

3. Why has Effie Wilcox gone to live with her sister in "Things with Wings"?
(a) Because her sister has become widowed.
(b) Because Effie cannot care for herself anymore.
(c) Because her sister has fallen ill.
(d) Because the bank has foreclosed on her house.

4. What name does Mary Alice tell Joey she is giving to the puppy that she found in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Skipper.
(b) Pepper.
(c) Spot.
(d) Mittens.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What is Miz Eubanks's first name in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

3. 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"?

4. How much money is offered from Grandma Dowdel's stovepipe hat at the rummage sale in "Things with Wings"?

5. What does Grandma Dowdel put in the bottom of the cauldron to prevent her apple butter from sticking?

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