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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 win at the cooking competition at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) A red ribbon.
(b) A yellow ribbon.
(c) A $25 gift certificate.
(d) A blue ribbon.

2. What does Mrs. Wilcox say has been destroyed in the night at her home in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Her indoor plumbing.
(b) Her mailbox.
(c) Her tool shed.
(d) Her outhouse.

3. How old is Joey Dowdel during his trip to Grandma's house in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

4. What is Grandma Dowdel cleaning on the kitchen table when the milk is delivered in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Her jewelry.
(b) Her China dishes.
(c) Her gun.
(d) Her silverware.

5. What grade does Grandma Dowdel say the milk delivery boy is in after he leaves in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) Third grade.
(b) Ninth grade.
(c) Seventh grade.
(d) Fourth grade.

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. Who is Grandma Dowdel's cousin that she mentions to the dairy delivery boy in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

3. Why was Grandma Dowdel thrown out of school when she was young?

4. Who stops to use Grandma Dowdel's privy before heading home in the end of "The Mouse in the Milk"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Joey ask Grandma Dowdel in the end of "The Day of Judgment"? What is her reply?

8. Why does Shotgun Cheatham's death raise interest in out-of-towners in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

9. What story does Grandma Dowdel give to the city reporter about Shotgun Cheatham? Why?

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

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