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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Grandma Dowdel tell Joey and Mary Alice to look for in addition to historical clothes in the attic in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) A wine bottle.
(b) A butter churn.
(c) A gas lantern.
(d) A stovepipe hat.

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

4. What initials are discovered on the quilt that Grandma Dowdel brings to the rummage sale in "Things with Wings"?
(a) M.T.L.
(b) A.M.L.
(c) C.R.V.
(d) B.T.R.

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

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

7. What is Mrs. Weidenbach's nephew performing for the talent show in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) An opera solo.
(b) A tap routine.
(c) A dramatic reading.
(d) A piano solo.

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

9. How old does Mrs. Weidenbach claim her father is in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) 93.
(b) 90.
(c) 88.
(d) 95.

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

11. What is Grandma Dowdel's response to the performance by Mrs. Weidenbach's nephew at the talent show in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) "That was a fine performance."
(b) "Now I'm half asleep."
(c) "That made me about half-sick."
(d) "Now that was something to write home about."

12. In what year is "Things with Wings" set?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1929.

13. How does Joe contact Grandma Dowdel to inform her his train will pass through her town in "The Troop Train"?
(a) He sends a telegram.
(b) He telephones her.
(c) He sends a message by Morse Code.
(d) He sends her an email.

14. What soda does Joey describe as tasting "like cough medicine" in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Pepsi Cola.
(b) Orange Crush.
(c) Coca Cola.
(d) Dr. Pepper.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the instructions for gentlemen on the new banner at the train station in "Centennial Summer"?

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

4. In what year is "The Troop Train" set?

5. Where was author Richard Peck born?

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