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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 was John Dillinger killed?
(a) June 13, 1933.
(b) June 2, 1934.
(c) July 22, 1934.
(d) September 1, 1935.
2. In what year is "Things with Wings" set?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1934.
3. At what battle was Uncle Grady Griswold winged?
(a) The Battle of Carthage.
(b) The Battle of Fort Sumter.
(c) The Battle of Cerro Gordo.
(d) The Battle of Boonville.
4. What is the name of Uncle Grady Griswold's wife?
(a) Aunt Mae.
(b) Aunt Sarah.
(c) Aunt Minnie.
(d) Aunt Puss.
5. In what year is "The Troop Train" set?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1941.
Short Answer Questions
1. During what historical period are the stories set in A Long Way from Chicago?
2. How does the narrator describe the food at Grandma Dowdel's house in the different stories from the book?
3. What does Grandma Dowdel tell Joey and Mary Alice to look for in addition to historical clothes in the attic in "Centennial Summer"?
4. Who from the Ladies' Hospitality Committee for the Centennial Celebration has fallen ill with "female troubles" in "Centennial Summer"?
5. At what time are Vandalia and Junior expected to flee aboard the Wabash Cannonball train on its brief stop in Grandma Dowdel's town in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the ghost story that Grandma Dowdel relates in “The Phantom Brakeman”?
2. What exchange takes place between Joey and Junior Stubbs by the privy in “The Phantom Brakeman”?
3. How is Uncle Grady Griswold described in “Centennial Summer"?
4. What exchange takes place the first time Miz Eubanks comes to Grandma Dowdel's house in “The Phantom Brakeman”?
5. How has Grandma Dowdel's demeanor changed in the beginning of “Things with Wings"? Why?
6. What car is sitting outside of Veech's Gas and Oil in “Things with Wings"? How does Joey describe the car?
7. What noise does Joey hear from Mary Alice's bedroom at night in “The Phantom Brakeman”?
8. How would you describe the style of language and dialogue in A Long Way from Chicago?
9. What image of Grandma Dowdel is described by Joey when he sees her in “The Troop Train"?
10. How is the winning performance at the talent show described in “Centennial Summer"?
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