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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old does Grandma Dowdel say Uncle Grady Griswold is, in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) 103.
(b) 93.
(c) 105.
(d) 95.

3. 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) A banker.
(b) Charlie Chaplin.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) A preacher.

4. Where does Junior say for Vandalia to meet him at dark when he gives the message to Joey in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) At the cobhouse.
(b) At her mother's house.
(c) At the Catholic church.
(d) At the cemetery.

5. Where has Mrs. Effie Wilcox gone to stay with her sister in "Things with Wings"?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Palmyra.
(c) Peoria.
(d) Jackson.

6. Who is Mary Alice's dance partner at the talent show in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) Earl T. Askew.
(b) Ray Veech.
(c) Ike Cripe.
(d) Ernie Cowgill.

7. Where does Mary Alice claim she found a puppy in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) At the cemetery.
(b) Behind the church.
(c) At the junkyard.
(d) In the cobhouse.

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

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

10. Where does Joey say he and Mary Alice go to see the movies back home in "Things with Wings"?
(a) The Quills Theater.
(b) The Magenta Theater.
(c) The Oriental Theater.
(d) The Orpheus Theater.

11. Grandma Dowdel's unnamed town in A Long Way from Chicago is based on what actual town?
(a) Malvern.
(b) Cerro Gordo.
(c) Amity.
(d) Fayetteville.

12. 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) $795.
(b) $999.
(c) $2,500.
(d) $1,500.

13. What is the brand of orange soda pop that Joey and Mary Alice cherish in the narrative?
(a) Crush.
(b) Nehi.
(c) Tang.
(d) Zesta.

14. Where is the rummage sale advertised when Joey goes into town in the beginning of "Things with Wings"?
(a) The St. Mary Catholic Church.
(b) The St. Edward Catholic Church.
(c) The United Brethren Church.
(d) The United Episcopal Church.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was A Long Way from Chicago published?

2. How does Grandma Dowdel say her old tomcat died in "Centennial Summer"?

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

4. What is the song that Mary Alice and her partner waltz to at the talent show in "Centennial Summer"?

5. Who does Grandma say pieced the quilt that Joey and Mary Alice find in the attic in "Things with Wings"?

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