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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Grandma Dowdel say to "Never trust an ugly woman" in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) "She tells stories to make herself look better."
(b) "She's likely to really be a man."
(c) "She's got a grudge against the world."
(d) "She might be armed."

2. Why does Grandma Dowdel refuse to take her pie and register it at the Domestic Services tent as soon as she arrives at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Because the livestock draws flies.
(b) Because the pie will melt.
(c) Because she distrusts the other competitors.
(d) Because it is too cold in the tent.

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) "Little Rock and Hot Springs."
(b) "Bement and Tuscola."
(c) "Memphis and Jackson."
(d) "St. Louis and Chicago."

4. What is the song that Mary Alice and her partner waltz to at the talent show in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) "I Want What I Have Not."
(b) "From the Mountains, Where They Carried Heavy Crosses."
(c) "Handsome Lad."
(d) "When I Grow Too Old to Dream, I'll Have You to Remember."

5. What movie theater was John Dillinger leaving when he was killed?
(a) The Biograph Theater.
(b) The Olympic Theater.
(c) The Sun Theater.
(d) The Orpheus Theater.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "country saying" that Grandma Dowdel uses when she and the kids set out to go fishing in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

2. How much does it cost to attend the local picture show on Wednesdays in Grandma Dowdel's town?

3. How much is the charge for a ride on the biplane at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

4. What kind of mailbox does Grandma Dowdel demand from Mr. Cowgill in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

5. Where is the rummage sale advertised when Joey goes into town in the beginning of "Things with Wings"?

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