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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the cafe that is the center of gossip and news in Grandma Dowdel's town?
(a) The Coffee Pot Cafe.
(b) The Soup Kitchen Cafe.
(c) The White Horse Cafe.
(d) The Whistle Stop Cafe.

2. 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) "St. Louis gunslinger."
(d) "Wind whistler."

3. From what material was the Weidenbachs' home built?
(a) Sheet-metal.
(b) Cob.
(c) Brick.
(d) Wood.

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

5. Who is Grandma Dowdel's cousin that she mentions to the dairy delivery boy in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Ella Richmond.
(b) Leota Shrewsbury.
(c) Effie Wilcox.
(d) Marie Jacobson.

6. Why does Grandma Dowdel say to "Never trust an ugly woman" in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) "She's got a grudge against the world."
(b) "She tells stories to make herself look better."
(c) "She's likely to really be a man."
(d) "She might be armed."

7. Who always enters decorative butter pats in the county fair competition, according to Mrs. Weidenbach in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Mrs. Cowgill.
(b) Effie Wilcox.
(c) Aunt Puss Chapman.
(d) Leota Shrewsbury.

8. What does Grandma Dowdel send Joey to get at the store in town after Mrs. Weidenbach leaves in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) A gallon of milk.
(b) A bag of sugar.
(c) A bag of oats.
(d) A bag of cherries.

9. Who was the rival gangster of Bugs Moran that was involved in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre?
(a) Al Capone.
(b) Big Jim Colosimo.
(c) Joey Doves.
(d) Teets Battaglia.

10. How old is Mary Alice during her trip to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) 13.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

11. Who does Mrs. Weidenbach claim will take the blue ribbon with her individual cherry tarts if someone doesn't stop her in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Effie Wilcox.
(b) Mrs. Vottsmeier.
(c) Aunt Puss Chapman.
(d) Leota Shrewsbury.

12. Who stops to use Grandma Dowdel's privy before heading home in the end of "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Mrs. Cowgill.
(b) Mrs. Weidenbach.
(c) Effie Wilcox.
(d) Ernie Cowgill.

13. What is the name of the town banker where Grandma Dowdel lives?
(a) L. J. Weidenbach.
(b) Jerry Anderson.
(c) A. G. Askew.
(d) Wilson Montgomery.

14. What does Grandma Dowdel roll across the floor at the Cowgill brothers when they break into her house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A cherry bomb.
(b) A hand grenade.
(c) A roll of money.
(d) A wooden nickel.

15. 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"?
(a) The United States Fish and Game Commission.
(b) The Winchester County Elks Club.
(c) The Piatt County Rod and Gun Club.
(d) The Ladies of the DAR.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What manufacturing company has a big tent set up to show huskers and combines at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

3. What does Grandma Dowdel win at the cooking competition at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

4. Who comes to stop Grandma Dowdel from giving away catfish in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

5. What is the cost for entrance at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

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