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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the sequel to A Long Way from Chicago?
(a) Home in the Hills.
(b) A Year Down Yonder.
(c) Closer to Chicago.
(d) Along the Wandering Coast.

2. How much does it cost to attend the local picture show on Wednesdays in Grandma Dowdel's town?
(a) 50 cents.
(b) 5 cents.
(c) 10 cents.
(d) 25 cents.

3. Whose framed picture hangs on the wall of the Coffee Pot Cafe in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) John Wayne's.
(b) Babe Ruth's.
(c) Theodore Roosevelt's.
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt's.

4. What does Junior Stubbs sell in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Women's shoes.
(b) Insurance.
(c) Vacuum cleaners.
(d) Jewelry.

5. From what station does Joe Dowdel ship out for basic training in "The Troop Train"?
(a) Dearborn Station.
(b) Jackson Station.
(c) Washington Station.
(d) Central Station.

6. Who comes in to demand her daughter's wages at the Coffee Cup Cafe in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Miz Walters.
(b) Miz Anderson.
(c) Miz Arnold.
(d) Miz Eubanks.

7. Who offers to buy the stovepipe hat that Grandma Dowdel brings to the rummage sale in "Things with Wings"?
(a) Mrs. Weisenbach.
(b) Carolyn Keene.
(c) Leota Shrewsbury.
(d) Mrs. Vottsmeier.

8. When was A Long Way from Chicago published?
(a) 1989.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1998.

9. Why has Effie Wilcox gone to live with her sister in "Things with Wings"?
(a) Because Effie cannot care for herself anymore.
(b) Because her sister has fallen ill.
(c) Because her sister has become widowed.
(d) Because the bank has foreclosed on her house.

10. What war did Uncle Grady Griswold fight in?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Iraq War.
(c) The Mexican-American War.
(d) The Korean War.

11. When was A Long Way from Chicago awarded the Newbery Honor?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2002.

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

13. How is Grandma Dowdel's character described physically in A Long Way from Chicago?
(a) Bent over and decrepit.
(b) Petite and prim.
(c) Larger than life.
(d) Tall and lanky.

14. What is Miz Eubanks's first name in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Idella.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Sarah.

15. How much money does Otis say Grandma Dowdel has held in the bank in "Things with Wings"?
(a) $5.
(b) $12.
(c) $17.
(d) $2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the short stories from A Long Way from Chicago was first published elsewhere?

2. What movie theater was John Dillinger leaving when he was killed?

3. Who from the Ladies' Hospitality Committee for the Centennial Celebration has fallen ill with "female troubles" in "Centennial Summer"?

4. Grandma Dowdel's unnamed town in A Long Way from Chicago is based on what actual town?

5. Where is the rummage sale advertised when Joey goes into town in the beginning of "Things with Wings"?

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