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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of Junior Stubbs's father?
(a) Merle Stubbs.
(b) Robert Stubbs.
(c) Jack Stubbs.
(d) Peter Stubbs.

4. Who from the Ladies' Hospitality Committee for the Centennial Celebration has fallen ill with "female troubles" in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) Mrs. Vottsmeier.
(b) Mrs. Shrewsbury.
(c) Mrs. Askew.
(d) Mrs. Cripe.

5. 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) Annie.
(c) Gone with the Wind.
(d) Dracula.

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

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

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

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

10. How does Grandma Dowdel say her old tomcat died in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) "Got in front of the Cannonball."
(b) "Fell off the roof of the barn last July."
(c) "Got run over by a horse."
(d) "Fell into the old coal mine."

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

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

13. Whose cow does Grandma Dowdel claim to have started the Great Fire of Chicago in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Mrs. Keene's cow.
(b) Mrs. O'Leary's cow.
(c) Mr. O'Neill's cow.
(d) Mr. Butler's cow.

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

15. Where does Joe Dowdel enlist in the military in "The Troop Train"?
(a) Fort Jones.
(b) Fort Sheridan.
(c) Fort Penning.
(d) Fort Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much money does Grandma Dowdel demand the banker give to each of her grandchildren in "Things with Wings"?

3. At what time are Vandalia and Junior expected to flee aboard the Wabash Cannonball train on its brief stop in Grandma Dowdel's town in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

4. Outside of what town does Joe Dowdel wait for his train to take off in "The Troop Train"?

5. Where was author Richard Peck born?

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