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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 manufacturing company has a big tent set up to show huskers and combines at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Allis-Chalmers.
(b) Lindenfeld.
(c) Brooks and Wilson.
(d) John Deere.

2. What is the name of the general store described downtown where Grandma Dowdel lives?
(a) Jackson's Store.
(b) Murphy's Store.
(c) Moose's Store.
(d) O'Reilly's Store.

3. How old is Mary Alice during her trip to Grandma's in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.
(d) 11.

4. What is the reeking smell coming from Grandma Dowdel's cobhouse in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) Rotten meat.
(b) A dead man.
(c) Cheese.
(d) A dead dog.

5. What does the new sign on the train platform say when Joey and Mary Alice get off at Grandma's in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
(a) "Drifters Keep Moving: This Means You."
(b) "75 Miles to St. Louis; Rides $10."
(c) "Welcome to the Centennial Celebration!"
(d) "The Great War is Upon Us. Pray!"

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Grandma Dowdel claim to have given Shotgun Cheatham his name when she's talking to the reporter in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?

2. Who does Grandma Dowdel give her extra catfish to in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

3. Who has given out complimentary paper fans at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

4. Who is described in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground" as "A real old, humped-over lady with buck teeth" and crossed eyes that had been the telling the reporter tales at the cafe in town?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What scene does Joey encounter when he rushes in because Mary Alice is screaming in the kitchen in "The Mouse in the Milk"?

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

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

4. 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"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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