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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 offers to buy the stovepipe hat that Grandma Dowdel brings to the rummage sale in "Things with Wings"?
(a) Mrs. Vottsmeier.
(b) Leota Shrewsbury.
(c) Carolyn Keene.
(d) Mrs. Weisenbach.

2. How late does Joe Dowdel's train leave the station in "The Troop Train"?
(a) Thirty minute late.
(b) An hour late.
(c) Three hours late.
(d) Two hours late.

3. Where does Joe Dowdel enlist in the military in "The Troop Train"?
(a) Fort Jones.
(b) Fort Penning.
(c) Fort Sheridan.
(d) Fort Wilson.

4. What is Mrs. Weidenbach's nephew performing for the talent show in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) A piano solo.
(b) An opera solo.
(c) A dramatic reading.
(d) A tap routine.

5. Who comes in to demand her daughter's wages at the Coffee Cup Cafe in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Miz Walters.
(b) Miz Arnold.
(c) Miz Eubanks.
(d) Miz Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was author Richard Peck born?

2. What initials are discovered on the quilt that Grandma Dowdel brings to the rummage sale in "Things with Wings"?

3. In what year is "Things with Wings" set?

4. What is Grandma Dowdel's response to the performance by Mrs. Weidenbach's nephew at the talent show in "Centennial Summer"?

5. What does Junior Stubbs sell in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of family illustrated in “The Troop Train"?

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

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

4. How does Joey contact Grandma Dowdel in “The Troop Train"? What information does he relay to her?

5. What does Mrs. Weidenbach comes to ask of Grandma Dowdel in “Centennial Summer"? What is Grandma's reply?

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

7. What exchange takes place between Joey and Junior Stubbs by the privy in “The Phantom Brakeman”?

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

9. What childhood dream is Joey Dowdel pursuing in “The Troop Train"? How?

10. What do Joey and Mary Alice discover in Grandma Dowdel's attic in “Things with Wings"?

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