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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term refers to a book comprised of short stories, such as A Long Way from Chicago?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Interactive novel.
(c) Culinary novel.
(d) Composite novel.

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

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

4. How old is Mary Alice Dowdel during her first visit to her Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

5. What does Grandma Dowdel roll across the floor at the Cowgill brothers when they break into her house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A wooden nickel.
(b) A hand grenade.
(c) A roll of money.
(d) A cherry bomb.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Veech's Gas and Oil before it became a garage?

3. How does Joe contact Grandma Dowdel to inform her his train will pass through her town in "The Troop Train"?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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