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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. How old is Ray Veech in "Things with Wings"?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.
2. In what year is "The Phantom Brakeman" set?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1932.
3. How old is Vandalia in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) 15.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 17.
4. What is the name of Junior Stubbs's father?
(a) Robert Stubbs.
(b) Jack Stubbs.
(c) Peter Stubbs.
(d) Merle Stubbs.
5. What is the name of the barbershop quartet that performs at the talent show in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) "Bobby Fuller and the Fuller Brothers."
(b) "The Five McGuinnis Brothers."
(c) "The Sons of the Prairie Pioneers."
(d) "The Lone Mountain String Quartet."
Short Answer Questions
1. From what station does Joe Dowdel ship out for basic training in "The Troop Train"?
2. Who offers to buy the stovepipe hat that Grandma Dowdel brings to the rummage sale in "Things with Wings"?
3. Grandma Dowdel's unnamed town in A Long Way from Chicago is based on what actual town?
4. What movie theater was John Dillinger leaving when he was killed?
5. What war is taking place in "The Troop Train"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of Nehi sodas in “The Phantom Brakeman”?
2. How does Grandma Dowdel succeed in getting Effie Wilcox her house back in “Things with Wings"?
3. What do Joey and Mary Alice discover in Grandma Dowdel's attic in “Things with Wings"?
4. What fight breaks out during the parade in “Centennial Summer"? How is the fight resolved?
5. What exchange do Mary Alice and Joey witness between Vandalia Eubanks and her mother at the Coffee Pot Cafe in “The Phantom Brakeman”?
6. What exchange takes place the first time Miz Eubanks comes to Grandma Dowdel's house in “The Phantom Brakeman”?
7. How would you describe the style of language and dialogue in A Long Way from Chicago?
8. What does Mrs. Weidenbach comes to ask of Grandma Dowdel in “Centennial Summer"? What is Grandma's reply?
9. How is the winning performance at the talent show described in “Centennial Summer"?
10. Why does Joey ask Grandma Dowdel for two dollars in “Things with Wings"? What is Grandma's response?
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