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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. Who does Grandma Dowdel tell Mary Alice and Joey that the stovepipe hat in the attic once belonged to in the beginning of "Things with Wings"?
(a) Charlie Chaplin.
(b) A preacher.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) A banker.

2. Who is the proprietress of the Coffee Pot Cafe?
(a) Aunt Puss Chapman.
(b) Mrs. Ike Cripe.
(c) Mrs. Vottsmeier.
(d) Mrs. Effie Wilcox.

3. In what year is "Centennial Summer" set?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1939.

4. How much money does Ray Veech say the car costs that is sitting in front of the garage at Veech's Gas and Oil in "Things with Wings"?
(a) $795.
(b) $2,500.
(c) $1,500.
(d) $999.

5. How old does Mrs. Weidenbach claim her father is in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) 95.
(b) 88.
(c) 93.
(d) 90.

Short Answer Questions

1. How late does Joe Dowdel's train leave the station in "The Troop Train"?

2. What is the name of Junior Stubbs's father?

3. When was author Richard Peck born?

4. What car does Joey describe as "shimmering in her loveliness" outside of Veech's garage in "Things with Wings"?

5. What is the brand of orange soda pop that Joey and Mary Alice cherish in the narrative?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the sign say that greets Joey and Mary Alice when they arrive at Grandma's town in “Centennial Summer"?

2. How is the theme of friendship developed in the stories from A Long Way from Chicago?

3. What is implied by the conversation between Joey and Grandma at the end of “The Phantom Brakeman”?

4. How is Uncle Grady Griswold described in “Centennial Summer"?

5. What is the ghost story that Grandma Dowdel relates in “The Phantom Brakeman”?

6. What fight breaks out during the parade in “Centennial Summer"? How is the fight resolved?

7. How does Grandma Dowdel succeed in getting Effie Wilcox her house back in “Things with Wings"?

8. What noise does Joey hear from Mary Alice's bedroom at night in “The Phantom Brakeman”?

9. Why does Joey ask Grandma Dowdel for two dollars in “Things with Wings"? What is Grandma's response?

10. What car is sitting outside of Veech's Gas and Oil in “Things with Wings"? How does Joey describe the car?

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