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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says that on the day of the Centennial Celebration, "People came in farm wagons and Fords from as far away as" where, in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) "Bement and Tuscola."
(b) "St. Louis and Chicago."
(c) "Little Rock and Hot Springs."
(d) "Memphis and Jackson."

2. What is one of the major recurring themes in A Long Way from Chicago?
(a) Political corruption.
(b) Adultery.
(c) Morality.
(d) Revenge.

3. What movie theater was John Dillinger leaving when he was killed?
(a) The Sun Theater.
(b) The Biograph Theater.
(c) The Olympic Theater.
(d) The Orpheus Theater.

4. What are the instructions for gentlemen on the new banner at the train station in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) "Enter the physical strength contest!"
(b) "Take your lady by the arm!"
(c) "Grow a beard or pay a fine!"
(d) "Exit to the right of the station."

5. Which of the short stories from A Long Way from Chicago was first published elsewhere?
(a) "The Day of Judgment."
(b) "The Phantom Brakeman."
(c) “Shotgun Cheatham’s Last Night above Ground.”
(d) "The Mouse in the Milk."

6. Into what division of the military does Joe Dowdel enlist in "The Troop Train"?
(a) The Navy SEALS.
(b) The Army Air Corps.
(c) The Marine Corps.
(d) The Coast Guard.

7. Who does Grandma say pieced the quilt that Joey and Mary Alice find in the attic in "Things with Wings"?
(a) Effie Wilcox.
(b) Aunt Puss Chapman.
(c) Leota Shrewsbury.
(d) Josie Smull.

8. How much money does Ray Veech say the car costs that is sitting in front of the garage at Veech's Gas and Oil in "Things with Wings"?
(a) $1,500.
(b) $2,500.
(c) $999.
(d) $795.

9. What name does Mary Alice tell Joey she is giving to the puppy that she found in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Mittens.
(b) Skipper.
(c) Pepper.
(d) Spot.

10. How much money does Joey and Mary Alice's father give them apiece before they go to Grandma Dowdel's?
(a) 50 cents.
(b) 75 cents.
(c) 25 cents.
(d) $1.

11. Who is the strict lady in charge at the rummage sale in "Things with Wings"?
(a) Mrs. Askew.
(b) Aunt Puss Chapman.
(c) Mrs. Vottsmeier.
(d) Leota Shrewsbury.

12. What term refers to a book comprised of short stories, such as A Long Way from Chicago?
(a) Interactive novel.
(b) Culinary novel.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Composite novel.

13. What kind of dancing lessons has Mary Alice been taking in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) Foxtrot lessons.
(b) Ballroom dancing lessons.
(c) Jitterbug lessons.
(d) Tap lessons.

14. Who does Grandma Dowdel tell Mary Alice and Joey that the stovepipe hat in the attic once belonged to in the beginning of "Things with Wings"?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) A banker.
(c) A preacher.
(d) Charlie Chaplin.

15. How old is Joey Dowdel when he visits his Grandmother in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 17.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Uncle Grady Griswold's response when Grandma Dowdel arrives and asks him how he's been in "Centennial Summer"?

2. What does Grandma Dowdel tell Joey and Mary Alice to look for in addition to historical clothes in the attic in "Centennial Summer"?

3. What kind of game are the boys playing on the train in "The Troop Train"?

4. How much money does the Blue Plate Special cost at the Coffee Pot Cafe in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

5. How is Grandma Dowdel's character described physically in A Long Way from Chicago?

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