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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. In the Prologue of the book, the narrator describes Grandma Dowdel as being as "tough as" what?
(a) "An old boor."
(b) "An ox."
(c) "A feisty mule."
(d) "An old cat."

2. What does Grandma Dowdel put in the bottom of the cauldron to prevent her apple butter from sticking?
(a) Pennies.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Rice.
(d) Quarters.

3. Who has given out complimentary paper fans at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Butler Fine Furnishings.
(b) Broshear's Funeral Home.
(c) The Northern Pacific Railway.
(d) Moose's Store.

4. Who does Grandma Dowdel give her extra catfish to in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) The sheriff.
(b) The Chamber of Commerce.
(c) Hobos and drifters.
(d) The church committee.

5. Who was the rival gangster of Bugs Moran that was involved in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre?
(a) Al Capone.
(b) Big Jim Colosimo.
(c) Teets Battaglia.
(d) Joey Doves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car does the narrator describe Al Capone owning in "The Day of Judgment"?

2. How old is Joey Dowdel during his trip to his Grandmother's in "The Day of Judgment"?

3. What is Grandma Dowdel cleaning on the kitchen table when the milk is delivered in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

4. What railroad do Joey and Mary Alice Dowdel take when they go to visit their Grandmother?

5. What does Joey do when a snake falls into the boat in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the setting of “A One Woman Crime Wave" described? How have things changed since Mary Alice and Joey's last visit to Grandma Dowdel?

4. Why does Mrs. Weidenbach come to Grandma Dowdel's home in "The Day of Judgment"?

5. What information do Mary Alice and Joey learn about Grandma's past from Aunt Puss Chapman?

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

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

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

9. How does Grandma Dowdel describe "the truth" of Shotgun Cheatham and how he got his name?

10. 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?

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