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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 do when a snake falls into the boat in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) She shoots it.
(b) She faints.
(c) She snaps its neck and throws it overboard.
(d) She hits it with the paddle until it dies.

2. What kind of car does the narrator describe Al Capone owning in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) A Corvette convertible.
(b) A Lincoln limousine.
(c) A red Model-T Ford.
(d) A Rolls Royce limousine.

3. What month is it every year when Joey and Mary Alice visit Grandma Dowdel?
(a) August.
(b) July.
(c) April.
(d) June.

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

5. Who lives in the old dilapidated house that Grandma Dowdel takes Joey and Mary Alice to after fishing in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) Ernie Cowgill.
(b) Aunt Puss Chapman.
(c) O. B. Dickerson.
(d) Effie Wilcox.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Grandma Dowdel tell the milk delivery boy she won't need cream or milk delivered tomorrow in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

2. How much of her homemade beer does Grandma Dowdel tell Joey to go fetch from the cellar in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

3. What other events are judged on the day of the cooking competition at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

4. What does Grandma Dowdel roll across the floor at the Cowgill brothers when they break into her house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

5. How much is the charge for a ride on the biplane at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Joey and Mary Alice meet Aunt Puss Chapman? How is Aunt Puss described?

2. How are the sheriff and Chamber of Commerce president described when Joey, Mary Alice, and Grandma encounter them after fishing in “A One Woman Crime Wave"?

3. What is Grandma Dowdel doing when the children arrive in "The Day of Judgment"? What does this foreshadow?

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

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

6. How does Grandma Dowdel overcome her adversaries at the end of “A One Woman Crime Wave"?

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

8. How does Grandma Dowdel trap the Cowgill brothers in "The Mouse in the Milk"? What does she tell Joey to do once she has them trapped?

9. What does Grandma Dowdel do with her remaining fish in “A One Woman Crime Wave"?

10. Where are the stories in A Long Way from Chicago set? During what time period do the stories take place?

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