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

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) O. B. Dickerson.
(b) Ernie Cowgill.
(c) Aunt Puss Chapman.
(d) Effie Wilcox.

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

3. What organization in Grandma's town shows movies at their outdoor picture show in "Things with Wings"?
(a) The Freemasons Society.
(b) The Lions Club.
(c) The Kiwanis Club.
(d) The Elks Club.

4. Who comes in to demand her daughter's wages at the Coffee Cup Cafe in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Miz Anderson.
(b) Miz Walters.
(c) Miz Arnold.
(d) Miz Eubanks.

5. 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"?
(a) The United States Fish and Game Commission.
(b) The Ladies of the DAR.
(c) The Winchester County Elks Club.
(d) The Piatt County Rod and Gun Club.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cost for entrance at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

2. Who convinces the lawmen to leave Grandma Dowdel alone about her giving away the catfish in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

3. In the Prologue of the book, the narrator describes Grandma Dowdel as being as "tough as" what?

4. What kind of dancing lessons has Mary Alice been taking in "Centennial Summer"?

5. What does Grandma Dowdel tell the milk delivery boy she did with the milk that had a mouse in it, in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

(see the answer key)

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