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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Ulysses S. Grant.
(b) Benjamin Washington.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Robert E. Lee.

2. Who is described in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground" as "A real old, humped-over lady with buck teeth" and crossed eyes that had been the telling the reporter tales at the cafe in town?
(a) Alice Thompson.
(b) Gertrude Smith.
(c) Mrs. Weidenbach.
(d) Effie Wilcox.

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

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

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

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

7. What organization does Joey say his father is a member of in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) The Young Republican Society.
(b) The Society of Quakers.
(c) The NAACP.
(d) The Conservation Club.

8. 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 just an old reprobate who lived poor and died broke."
(b) "He was a bank robber and a horse thief."
(c) "He was a Civil War General and fought alongside Ulysses S. Grant."
(d) "He was a priest before he left the church and died."

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

10. What does Joey do when a snake falls into the boat in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) He kills it with a stick.
(b) He jumps from the boat.
(c) He faints.
(d) He kills it with a rock.

11. What kind of car does the narrator describe Al Capone owning in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) A Rolls Royce limousine.
(b) A red Model-T Ford.
(c) A Lincoln limousine.
(d) A Corvette convertible.

12. What toy does Joey bring with him for entertainment at Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A jigsaw puzzle.
(b) A jump rope.
(c) A baseball mitt.
(d) A basketball.

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

14. What does Grandma Dowdel roll across the floor at the Cowgill brothers when they break into her house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A cherry bomb.
(b) A wooden nickel.
(c) A roll of money.
(d) A hand grenade.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandma Dowdel win at the cooking competition at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

2. How much of her homemade beer does Grandma Dowdel tell Joey to go fetch from the cellar in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

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

4. What grade does Grandma Dowdel say the milk delivery boy is in after he leaves in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

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

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