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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the Prologue of the book, the narrator describes Grandma Dowdel as being as "tough as" what?
(a) "An ox."
(b) "An old boor."
(c) "An old cat."
(d) "A feisty mule."

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

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

5. What kind of mailbox does Grandma Dowdel demand from Mr. Cowgill in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A stainless steel mailbox.
(b) A galvanized iron mailbox.
(c) A decorative rooster mailbox.
(d) A solid oak mailbox.

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

7. What is the name of the dairy delivery boy in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Peter Cowgill.
(b) Jack Cowgill.
(c) L. J. Weidenbach.
(d) Ernie Cowgill.

8. What does Joey say the fine is for using a fish trap in Wisconsin in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) $3.
(b) $10.
(c) $20.
(d) $5.

9. What railroad do Joey and Mary Alice Dowdel take when they go to visit their Grandmother?
(a) The Northern Pacific Railroad.
(b) The Florida East Coast Railway.
(c) The Wabash Railroad.
(d) The Wisconsin Central Railroad.

10. How old is Mary Alice Dowdel during her first visit to her Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

11. What does Mrs. Wilcox say has been destroyed in the night at her home in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Her mailbox.
(b) Her tool shed.
(c) Her outhouse.
(d) Her indoor plumbing.

12. 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) "Throw a rock at you."
(b) "Start asking questions."
(c) "Give you homework."
(d) "Give you a job."

13. How old is Joey Dowdel during his first visit to his Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 12.

14. What grade does Grandma Dowdel say the milk delivery boy is in after he leaves in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Ninth grade.
(b) Fourth grade.
(c) Third grade.
(d) Seventh grade.

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

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. 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"?

3. Where does Grandma Dowdel send Joey to get the Cowgills brothers' parents in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

4. In what year is "The Mouse in the Milk" set?

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

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