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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city do Joey and Mary Alice live in growing up?
(a) Little Rock.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) St. Paul.
(d) Chicago.

2. What kind of car does the narrator describe Al Capone owning in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) A red Model-T Ford.
(b) A Rolls Royce limousine.
(c) A Lincoln limousine.
(d) A Corvette convertible.

3. How old is Joey during his visit to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

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

5. Of whom does Grandma Dowdel say "You couldn't blast [her] off her place with a charge of dynamite" in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) Mrs. Vottsmeier.
(b) Aunt Puss Chapman.
(c) Leota Shrewsbury.
(d) Effie Wilcox.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mary Alice claim she found a puppy in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

2. During what historical period are the stories set in A Long Way from Chicago?

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

4. 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"?

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

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