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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the new sign on the train platform say when Joey and Mary Alice get off at Grandma's in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) "75 Miles to St. Louis; Rides $10."
(b) "Drifters Keep Moving: This Means You."
(c) "The Great War is Upon Us. Pray!"
(d) "Welcome to the Centennial Celebration!"

2. What does Grandma Dowdel win at the cooking competition at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) A red ribbon.
(b) A yellow ribbon.
(c) A blue ribbon.
(d) A $25 gift certificate.

3. What kind of vehicle do the Weidenbachs own in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) A Model-T.
(b) A Hupmobile.
(c) A horse-drawn wagon.
(d) A Rolls Royce.

4. What manufacturing company has a big tent set up to show huskers and combines at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Brooks and Wilson.
(b) John Deere.
(c) Lindenfeld.
(d) Allis-Chalmers.

5. What has Mrs. Weidenbach won the blue ribbon for at the county fair every year?
(a) Gooseberry pie.
(b) Bread-and-butter pickles.
(c) Strawberry and cream pie.
(d) Apple cobbler.

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

7. 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) Wisconsin.
(b) California.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Arkansas.

8. What toy does Mary Alice bring with her to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A hula-hoop.
(b) A basketball.
(c) A jump rope.
(d) A yo-yo.

9. How much is the charge for a ride on the biplane at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) $2.
(b) 50 cents.
(c) 25 cents.
(d) 75 cents.

10. Once Grandma Dowdel has committed to entering the competition at the county fair, she and the kids make a pie every how many hours for the next three days in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Every six hours.
(b) Every five hours.
(c) Every two hours.
(d) Every four hours.

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

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

13. 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) Tom Mix.
(b) Buster Keaton.
(c) John Wayne.
(d) Buffalo Bill.

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

15. How does Grandma Dowdel describe Shotgun Cheatham when Mary Alice asks her who he was in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) "He was a Civil War General and fought alongside Ulysses S. Grant."
(b) "He was a bank robber and a horse thief."
(c) "He was a priest before he left the church and died."
(d) "He was just an old reprobate who lived poor and died broke."

Short Answer Questions

1. What toy does Joey bring with him for entertainment at Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

2. Why was Grandma Dowdel thrown out of school when she was young?

3. 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"?

4. How old is Joey Dowdel during his trip to Grandma's house in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

5. How old is Mary Alice during her trip to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Day of Judgment"?

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