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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grandma Dowdel tell Mary Alice that Shotgun Cheatham smelled like in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) A polecat.
(b) An oil tanker.
(c) A horse stall.
(d) A flower-bed.

2. In what year is "The Day of Judgment" set?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1931.

3. Who is the president of the Chamber of Commerce in Grandma Dowdel's town?
(a) L. J. Weidenbach.
(b) Ernie Cowgill.
(c) O. B. Dickerson.
(d) Earl T. Askew.

4. Where does Grandma Dowdel take Joey and Mary Alice to go fishing in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) Salt Creek.
(b) Jasper Creek.
(c) Crimson Creek.
(d) Lake Mead.

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

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

7. Who lives in the old dilapidated house that Grandma Dowdel takes Joey and Mary Alice to after fishing in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) O. B. Dickerson.
(b) Ernie Cowgill.
(c) Effie Wilcox.
(d) Aunt Puss Chapman.

8. 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 shotgun and a handkerchief.
(c) A mouse in a mousetrap.
(d) A bottle of milk.

9. Where does Grandma Dowdel assert Jesse and Frank James are from in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Mississippi.

10. In what year is "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground" set?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1931.

11. 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"?
(a) She threw it out.
(b) She sent it to the newspaper.
(c) She fed it to the cat.
(d) She returned it to the dairy.

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

13. How much of her homemade beer does Grandma Dowdel tell Joey to go fetch from the cellar in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) 2-3 bottles.
(b) 5-10 bottles.
(c) 15-20 bottles.
(d) 25-30 bottles.

14. Who is described by Grandma Dowdel as the "best home-baker in the state of Illinois" in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Barnie Buchanan.
(b) Earl T. Askew.
(c) Leota Shrewsbury.
(d) Rupert Pennypacker.

15. What city do Joey and Mary Alice live in growing up?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) St. Paul.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who always enters decorative butter pats in the county fair competition, according to Mrs. Weidenbach in "The Day of Judgment"?

3. Who is the biplane pilot at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

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

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

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