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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. Why does Grandma Dowdel tell the milk delivery boy she won't need cream or milk delivered tomorrow in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) She says she's going away.
(b) She says the kids are allergic to the milk.
(c) She says she no longer drinks it.
(d) She says she found another dairy to buy from.

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

3. How old is Mary Alice Dowdel during her first visit to her Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

4. Where does Grandma Dowdel send Joey to get the Cowgills brothers' parents in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) To the dairy.
(b) To the White Horse Tavern.
(c) To the Holy Rollers Church.
(d) To the lumber mill.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandma Dowdel tell the milk delivery boy she did with the milk that had a mouse in it, in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

2. What kind of vehicle do the Weidenbachs own in "The Day of Judgment"?

3. What is the name of the cafe that is the center of gossip and news in Grandma Dowdel's town?

4. Who convinces the lawmen to leave Grandma Dowdel alone about her giving away the catfish in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

5. In what year is "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground" set?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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"?

2. What items do Mary Alice and Joey Dowdel bring with them on their trip to Grandma's in "The Mouse in the Milk"? Why?

3. What happens just before the tasting at the cooking contest in "The Day of Judgment"?

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

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

6. When is "The Mouse in the Milk" set? How have Joey's and Mary Alice's opinions of their yearly trip to Grandma's changed in this story?

7. How are the Cowgills described in "The Mouse in the Milk"? What business do they run?

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

9. How do Joey and Mary Alice feel about their trip to Grandma Dowdel's in the beginning of "The Day of Judgment"?

10. 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?

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