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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Ernie Cowgill.
(b) Effie Wilcox.
(c) Aunt Puss Chapman.
(d) O. B. Dickerson.

3. 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"?
(a) Evelyn and Carol.
(b) Beverly and Audrey.
(c) Christine and Marie.
(d) Sarah and Michelle.

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

5. What grade in school has Mary Alice just completed in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) Fifth grade.
(b) Third grade.
(c) Fourth grade.
(d) Second grade.

6. What other events are judged on the day of the cooking competition at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Cattle and quilts.
(b) Chickens and frog-racing.
(c) Turtle-races and sack races.
(d) Lambs and pigs.

7. 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 hand grenade.
(b) A roll of money.
(c) A cherry bomb.
(d) A wooden nickel.

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

9. 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 kills it with a rock.
(c) He faints.
(d) He jumps from the boat.

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

11. 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 shotgun and a handkerchief.
(b) A mouse in a mousetrap.
(c) A bottle of milk.
(d) A dead fish and a hatchet.

12. How old is Mary Alice during her trip to Grandma's in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 7.

13. How old is Joey Dowdel during his trip to Grandma's house in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

14. How old is Joey during his visit to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What city do Joey and Mary Alice live in growing up?

2. What does Grandma Dowdel do when a snake falls into the boat in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

3. Who does Mrs. Weidenbach claim will take the blue ribbon with her individual cherry tarts if someone doesn't stop her in "The Day of Judgment"?

4. What railroad do Joey and Mary Alice Dowdel take when they go to visit their Grandmother?

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

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