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Richard Peck
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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. From what material was the Weidenbachs' home built?
(a) Brick.
(b) Cob.
(c) Wood.
(d) Sheet-metal.

2. What kind of stew does the Anti-Horse-Thief Society sell at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
(a) Burgoo.
(b) Labskaus.
(c) Bigos.
(d) Cacciucco.

3. How old is Joey Dowdel during his first visit to his Grandmother's in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

4. Who is the president of the Chamber of Commerce in Grandma Dowdel's town?
(a) L. J. Weidenbach.
(b) O. B. Dickerson.
(c) Ernie Cowgill.
(d) Earl T. Askew.

5. How old is Joey during his visit to Grandma Dowdel's in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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"?

3. What is the cost for entrance at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?

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

5. What is the reeking smell coming from Grandma Dowdel's cobhouse in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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