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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grandma Dowdel lend to Mr. Cowgill to whip his sons in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) A leather strop.
(b) A horse-whip.
(c) A thorny twig.
(d) A leather belt.

2. Of Grandma Dowdel, Joey says in "The Mouse in the Milk," "You didn't want to hang around her too close, or she'd" do what?
(a) "Give you a job."
(b) "Give you homework."
(c) "Throw a rock at you."
(d) "Start asking questions."

3. What is the name of the cafe that is the center of gossip and news in Grandma Dowdel's town?
(a) The Coffee Pot Cafe.
(b) The Soup Kitchen Cafe.
(c) The Whistle Stop Cafe.
(d) The White Horse Cafe.

4. Why does Grandma Dowdel say to "Never trust an ugly woman" in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) "She tells stories to make herself look better."
(b) "She's likely to really be a man."
(c) "She might be armed."
(d) "She's got a grudge against the world."

5. In what year is "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground" set?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1931.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the president of the Chamber of Commerce in Grandma Dowdel's town?

2. Who always enters decorative butter pats in the county fair competition, according to Mrs. Weidenbach in "The Day of Judgment"?

3. Once Grandma Dowdel has committed to entering the competition at the county fair, she and the kids make a pie every how many hours for the next three days in "The Day of Judgment"?

4. What does Grandma Dowdel send Joey to get at the store in town after Mrs. Weidenbach leaves in "The Day of Judgment"?

5. What toy does Joey bring with him for entertainment at Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the process of preparing Grandma's pie in "The Day of Judgment"?

2. How old are Joey and Mary Alice when they first visit Grandma Dowdel? How do they travel to see her?

3. What is the "moral of the story" based on Grandma Dowdel's actions in “A One Woman Crime Wave"?

4. Describe the narrative style in A Long Way from Chicago. Who relates the stories?

5. What purpose does the novel's Prologue serve? What information is related in the Prologue?

6. Where does Grandma Dowdel take Joey and Mary Alice to go fishing in “A One Woman Crime Wave"? How do they fish?

7. What does Grandma Dowdel coerce Mr. Cowgill to do to his sons in the end of "The Mouse in the Milk"? How does she coerce him?

8. How does the author establish an atmosphere of the Chicago gangster scene in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

9. What are Joey's perceptions of the biplane and pilot in "The Day of Judgment"?

10. Who is Grandma Dowdel's biggest opposition in the cooking contest at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"? How is this character described?

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