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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What movie do Joey, Mary Alice, and Grandma Dowdel go to see at the movies on Wednesday in "Things with Wings"?
(a) The General.
(b) Gone with the Wind.
(c) Annie.
(d) Dracula.

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

5. 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.

6. When was author Richard Peck born?
(a) September 2, 1910.
(b) April 10, 1934.
(c) July 4, 1940.
(d) March 12, 1945.

7. How much does Joey describe the soap "Cashmere Bouquet" as costing in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) 10 cents.
(b) 7 cents.
(c) 50 cents.
(d) 25 cents.

8. How much are Vandalia's daily wages that she hands over to her mother at the Coffee Cup Cafe in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) 15 cents.
(b) 75 cents.
(c) 10 cents.
(d) 95 cents.

9. What is Uncle Grady Griswold's response when Grandma Dowdel arrives and asks him how he's been in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) "Hardy as a horse."
(b) "Fair to piddling."
(c) "Downright terrible."
(d) "Fit as a fiddle."

10. How late does Joe Dowdel's train leave the station in "The Troop Train"?
(a) Three hours late.
(b) Two hours late.
(c) An hour late.
(d) Thirty minute late.

11. What is the name of the barbershop quartet that performs at the talent show in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) "The Sons of the Prairie Pioneers."
(b) "The Five McGuinnis Brothers."
(c) "The Lone Mountain String Quartet."
(d) "Bobby Fuller and the Fuller Brothers."

12. How does the narrator describe the food at Grandma Dowdel's house in the different stories from the book?
(a) Sparse and tasteless meals.
(b) Haute cuisine.
(c) Fine Cajun cooking.
(d) Huge and hearty meals.

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

14. 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) "Little Rock and Hot Springs."
(c) "St. Louis and Chicago."
(d) "Memphis and Jackson."

15. How old is Junior Stubbs said to be in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) 25.
(b) 19.
(c) 30.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Veech's Gas and Oil before it became a garage?

2. What does Joey see when his train passes Grandma Dowdel's house in "The Troop Train"?

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

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

5. How much does Ray Veech want Joey to pay him for a full driving course in "Things with Wings"?

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