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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of Grandma Dowdel, Joey says in "The Mouse in the Milk," "You didn't want to hang around her too close, or she'd" do what?
(a) "Give you a job."
(b) "Throw a rock at you."
(c) "Give you homework."
(d) "Start asking questions."

2. What is the destination city of the train that Joey and Mary Alice take to visit Grandma Dowdel?
(a) Memphis.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Jackson.
(d) St. Louis.

3. How old does Grandma Dowdel say Uncle Grady Griswold is, in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) 103.
(b) 93.
(c) 105.
(d) 95.

4. Where has Mrs. Effie Wilcox gone to stay with her sister in "Things with Wings"?
(a) Peoria.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Palmyra.
(d) Jackson.

5. In what year was Mrs. Weidenbach's father born?
(a) 1845.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1862.
(d) 1911.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Grandma Dowdel has committed to entering the competition at the county fair, she and the kids make a pie every how many hours for the next three days in "The Day of Judgment"?

2. What does Grandma Dowdel tell Mary Alice that Shotgun Cheatham smelled like in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

3. What does Grandma Dowdel roll across the floor at the Cowgill brothers when they break into her house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

4. How old is Ray Veech in "Things with Wings"?

5. 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"?

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