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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mary Alice suspect her parents will go fishing while they are staying at Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) California.
(d) Wisconsin.

2. Who is Grandma Dowdel's cousin that she mentions to the dairy delivery boy in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Ella Richmond.
(b) Marie Jacobson.
(c) Effie Wilcox.
(d) Leota Shrewsbury.

3. 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) Charlie Chaplin.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) A preacher.
(d) A banker.

4. What is Grandma Dowdel cleaning on the kitchen table when the milk is delivered in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Her China dishes.
(b) Her jewelry.
(c) Her gun.
(d) Her silverware.

5. What is the name of the sequel to A Long Way from Chicago?
(a) Home in the Hills.
(b) A Year Down Yonder.
(c) Closer to Chicago.
(d) Along the Wandering Coast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandma Dowdel do when a snake falls into the boat in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

2. What is the name of the general store described downtown where Grandma Dowdel lives?

3. What name does Mary Alice tell Joey she is giving to the puppy that she found in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

4. What is the brand of orange soda pop that Joey and Mary Alice cherish in the narrative?

5. How old is Vandalia in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

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