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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

4. 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"?
(a) Buffalo Bill.
(b) John Wayne.
(c) Buster Keaton.
(d) Tom Mix.

5. 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"?
(a) California.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) New Mexico.

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

7. What is the reeking smell coming from Grandma Dowdel's cobhouse in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) Cheese.
(b) A dead man.
(c) A dead dog.
(d) Rotten meat.

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

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

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

11. 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 the kids are allergic to the milk.
(b) She says she found another dairy to buy from.
(c) She says she's going away.
(d) She says she no longer drinks it.

12. Where does Grandma Dowdel's old tomcat live?
(a) In the cobhouse.
(b) In the privy.
(c) In the basement.
(d) In the attic.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who are Mary Alice's best friends that she is upset about missing while she's at Grandma Dowdel's 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. What is the "country saying" that Grandma Dowdel uses when she and the kids set out to go fishing in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

5. What kind of vehicle do the Weidenbachs own in "The Day of Judgment"?

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