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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year is "Centennial Summer" set?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1937.

3. Where does Joe Dowdel have to go for basic training in "The Troop Train"?
(a) Camp Jackson Hole.
(b) Camp Amarillo.
(c) Camp Shepherd.
(d) Camp Leonard Wood.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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."

11. What war did Uncle Grady Griswold fight in?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) The Mexican-American War.
(d) The Iraq War.

12. What is the song that Mary Alice and her partner waltz to at the talent show in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) "When I Grow Too Old to Dream, I'll Have You to Remember."
(b) "I Want What I Have Not."
(c) "Handsome Lad."
(d) "From the Mountains, Where They Carried Heavy Crosses."

13. Who does Grandma say pieced the quilt that Joey and Mary Alice find in the attic in "Things with Wings"?
(a) Josie Smull.
(b) Effie Wilcox.
(c) Aunt Puss Chapman.
(d) Leota Shrewsbury.

14. How old is Ray Veech in "Things with Wings"?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Joey and Mary Alice's father give them apiece before they go to Grandma Dowdel's?

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

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

4. Who is Mary Alice's dance partner at the talent show in "Centennial Summer"?

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

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