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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Joey see when his train passes Grandma Dowdel's house in "The Troop Train"?
(a) Fireworks going off across the town.
(b) Grandma Dowdel's house no longer standing.
(c) Grandma Dowdel waving.
(d) Grandma Dowdel holding a large banner.

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

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

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

7. Who is the movie star that Joey describes as "sweeping the country" in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Betty Grable.
(b) Katharine Hepburn.
(c) Shirley Temple.
(d) Carolyn Keene.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What movie theater was John Dillinger leaving when he was killed?
(a) The Sun Theater.
(b) The Olympic Theater.
(c) The Biograph Theater.
(d) The Orpheus Theater.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who from the Ladies' Hospitality Committee for the Centennial Celebration has fallen ill with "female troubles" in "Centennial Summer"?

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

3. When was author Richard Peck born?

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

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

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