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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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"?
(a) 8:17 p.m.
(b) 10: 13 p.m.
(c) 9:01 p.m.
(d) 11:02 p.m.

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

6. What organization in Grandma's town shows movies at their outdoor picture show in "Things with Wings"?
(a) The Kiwanis Club.
(b) The Freemasons Society.
(c) The Lions Club.
(d) The Elks Club.

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

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

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

10. 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 sends her an email.
(c) He sends a message by Morse Code.
(d) He telephones her.

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

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

13. How old is Vandalia in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Junior Stubbs sell in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

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

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

4. In what year is "The Phantom Brakeman" set?

5. How late does Joe Dowdel's train leave the station in "The Troop Train"?

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