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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Grandma Dowdel tell the milk delivery boy she won't need cream or milk delivered tomorrow in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) She says she no longer drinks it.
(b) She says she found another dairy to buy from.
(c) She says she's going away.
(d) She says the kids are allergic to the milk.

4. Who has given out complimentary paper fans at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Moose's Store.
(b) Butler Fine Furnishings.
(c) Broshear's Funeral Home.
(d) The Northern Pacific Railway.

5. Who comes to stop Grandma Dowdel from giving away catfish in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) Effie Wilcox.
(b) Leota Shrewsbury.
(c) O. B. Dickerson.
(d) Ernie Cowgill.

6. 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) Benjamin Washington.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Ulysses S. Grant.

7. Who convinces the lawmen to leave Grandma Dowdel alone about her giving away the catfish in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) Leota Shrewsbury.
(b) Earl T. Askew.
(c) Aunt Puss Chapman.
(d) Ernie Cowgill.

8. Why was Grandma Dowdel thrown out of school when she was young?
(a) For shooting the school janitor.
(b) For putting rocks in the cafeteria food.
(c) For smoking up the schoolhouse by putting her underwear in the flue.
(d) For smoking cigarettes in the girls' bathroom.

9. What is Grandma Dowdel holding in her hand when Joey rushes in after hearing Mary Alice screaming in the kitchen, in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A dead fish and a hatchet.
(b) A mouse in a mousetrap.
(c) A shotgun and a handkerchief.
(d) A bottle of milk.

10. What explodes outside of Grandma Dowdel's house in the beginning of "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Her rose garden.
(b) Her outhouse.
(c) Her tool shed.
(d) Her mailbox.

11. What is the cost for entrance at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) 1 cent.
(b) 10 cents.
(c) 5 cents.
(d) 25 cents.

12. What kind of gun does Grandma Dowdel keep behind the woodbox?
(a) A Thompson submachine gun.
(b) A Colt AR-15.
(c) A 12-gauge Winchester Model 21.
(d) A 50-caliber Desert Eagle.

13. What month is it every year when Joey and Mary Alice visit Grandma Dowdel?
(a) July.
(b) August.
(c) April.
(d) June.

14. What is the name of the general store described downtown where Grandma Dowdel lives?
(a) Moose's Store.
(b) Murphy's Store.
(c) O'Reilly's Store.
(d) Jackson's Store.

15. What baseball team's hat does Joey wear in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) The Red Sox.
(b) The Cubs.
(c) The White Sox.
(d) The Yankees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the American Western film actor that Joey cites when he hears the explosion outside Grandma's house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

2. Where does Mary Alice suspect her parents will go fishing while they are staying at Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

3. What is the name of the town banker where Grandma Dowdel lives?

4. What toy does Mary Alice bring with her to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

5. In what year is "The Day of Judgment" set?

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