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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Gertrude Smith.
(b) Mrs. Weidenbach.
(c) Alice Thompson.
(d) Effie Wilcox.

2. How old is Joey Dowdel when he visits his Grandmother in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 17.
(d) 15.

3. The narrator says that on the day of the Centennial Celebration, "People came in farm wagons and Fords from as far away as" where, in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) "St. Louis and Chicago."
(b) "Memphis and Jackson."
(c) "Little Rock and Hot Springs."
(d) "Bement and Tuscola."

4. When was author Richard Peck born?
(a) April 10, 1934.
(b) July 4, 1940.
(c) September 2, 1910.
(d) March 12, 1945.

5. What kind of dance lessons has Mary Alice been taking for the past year in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Jitterbug lessons.
(b) Square-dancing lessons.
(c) Tap dancing lessons.
(d) Waltzing lessons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of vehicle do the Weidenbachs own in "The Day of Judgment"?

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

3. What is Grandma Dowdel cleaning on the kitchen table when the milk is delivered in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

4. 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"?

5. What does the new sign on the train platform say when Joey and Mary Alice get off at Grandma's in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

(see the answer key)

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