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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. When did the Great Fire of Chicago occur?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1871.
2. How much money does Joey and Mary Alice's father give them apiece before they go to Grandma Dowdel's?
(a) 50 cents.
(b) 75 cents.
(c) $1.
(d) 25 cents.
3. How much money is offered from Grandma Dowdel's stovepipe hat at the rummage sale in "Things with Wings"?
(a) $15.
(b) $20.
(c) $2.
(d) $5.
4. How old is Junior Stubbs said to be in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) 19.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 17.
5. Where has Mrs. Effie Wilcox gone to stay with her sister in "Things with Wings"?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Peoria.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Palmyra.
Short Answer Questions
1. When was John Dillinger killed?
2. Who is the proprietress of the Coffee Pot Cafe?
3. What is Miz Eubanks's first name in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
4. Where does Joe Dowdel enlist in the military in "The Troop Train"?
5. What is the brand of orange soda pop that Joey and Mary Alice cherish in the narrative?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the winning performance at the talent show described in “Centennial Summer"?
2. What exchange do Mary Alice and Joey witness between Vandalia Eubanks and her mother at the Coffee Pot Cafe in “The Phantom Brakeman”?
3. What do Joey and Mary Alice discover in Grandma Dowdel's attic in “Things with Wings"?
4. What exchange takes place between Joey and Junior Stubbs by the privy in “The Phantom Brakeman”?
5. How would you describe the style of language and dialogue in A Long Way from Chicago?
6. What does Mrs. Weidenbach comes to ask of Grandma Dowdel in “Centennial Summer"? What is Grandma's reply?
7. What does the narrator say about John Dillinger in “Things with Wings"?
8. What does the sign say that greets Joey and Mary Alice when they arrive at Grandma's town in “Centennial Summer"?
9. How is Uncle Grady Griswold described in “Centennial Summer"?
10. What image of Grandma Dowdel is described by Joey when he sees her in “The Troop Train"?
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