1. Who does Grandma Dowdel claim to have given Shotgun Cheatham his name when she's talking to the reporter in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) Benjamin Washington.
(b) Ulysses S. Grant.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Robert E. Lee.

2. What kind of mailbox does Grandma Dowdel demand from Mr. Cowgill in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A decorative rooster mailbox.
(b) A solid oak mailbox.
(c) A galvanized iron mailbox.
(d) A stainless steel mailbox.

3. When did the Great Fire of Chicago occur?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1871.
(d) 1911.

4. What nickname had the Thompson submachine gun gained after the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, according to the narrator in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) "Chicago typewriter."
(b) "Brooklyn bookkeeper."
(c) "Wind whistler."
(d) "St. Louis gunslinger."

5. What organization does Joey say his father is a member of in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) The Society of Quakers.
(b) The NAACP.
(c) The Conservation Club.
(d) The Young Republican Society.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the posted sign that Grandma Dowdel and the children encounter, who owns the land where they trespass to go fishing in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

2. What kind of gun does Grandma Dowdel keep behind the woodbox?

3. In what year is "Things with Wings" set?

4. What movie theater was John Dillinger leaving when he was killed?

5. What does Grandma Dowdel put in the bottom of the cauldron to prevent her apple butter from sticking?

(see the answer key)

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