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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of the book The Hidden Staircase that Mary Alice reads in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Justine Butler.
(c) Albert Wilson.
(d) Carolyn Keene.

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

3. 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) Robert E. Lee.
(b) Ulysses S. Grant.
(c) Benjamin Washington.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

4. Where is the rummage sale advertised when Joey goes into town in the beginning of "Things with Wings"?
(a) The St. Edward Catholic Church.
(b) The St. Mary Catholic Church.
(c) The United Episcopal Church.
(d) The United Brethren Church.

5. How much does Ray Veech want Joey to pay him for a full driving course in "Things with Wings"?
(a) 50 cents.
(b) $2.
(c) $1.
(d) 25 cents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What baseball team's hat does Joey wear in "The Day of Judgment"?

2. Where does Joe Dowdel enlist in the military in "The Troop Train"?

3. Who stops to use Grandma Dowdel's privy before heading home in the end of "The Mouse in the Milk"?

4. When did the Great Fire of Chicago occur?

5. 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"?

(see the answer key)

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