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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does Mrs. Weidenbach claim her father is in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) 93.
(b) 90.
(c) 95.
(d) 88.

2. In what year is "The Mouse in the Milk" set?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1930.

3. Who is the proprietress of the Coffee Pot Cafe?
(a) Mrs. Effie Wilcox.
(b) Mrs. Vottsmeier.
(c) Aunt Puss Chapman.
(d) Mrs. Ike Cripe.

4. Grandma Dowdel's unnamed town in A Long Way from Chicago is based on what actual town?
(a) Fayetteville.
(b) Cerro Gordo.
(c) Malvern.
(d) Amity.

5. What grade in school has Mary Alice just completed in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) Second grade.
(b) Fifth grade.
(c) Fourth grade.
(d) Third grade.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who from the Ladies' Hospitality Committee for the Centennial Celebration has fallen ill with "female troubles" in "Centennial Summer"?

2. When was A Long Way from Chicago awarded the Newbery Honor?

3. From what material was the Weidenbachs' home built?

4. How much money is offered from Grandma Dowdel's stovepipe hat at the rummage sale in "Things with Wings"?

5. What is the song that Mary Alice and her partner waltz to at the talent show in "Centennial Summer"?

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