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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. What is the name of the barbershop quartet that performs at the talent show in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) "The Five McGuinnis Brothers."
(b) "The Sons of the Prairie Pioneers."
(c) "Bobby Fuller and the Fuller Brothers."
(d) "The Lone Mountain String Quartet."

2. When was A Long Way from Chicago published?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1989.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1998.

3. How much money does Joey and Mary Alice's father give them apiece before they go to Grandma Dowdel's?
(a) 50 cents.
(b) 25 cents.
(c) $1.
(d) 75 cents.

4. How much are Vandalia's daily wages that she hands over to her mother at the Coffee Cup Cafe in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) 10 cents.
(b) 95 cents.
(c) 75 cents.
(d) 15 cents.

5. Outside of what town does Joe Dowdel wait for his train to take off in "The Troop Train"?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) Joliet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who from the Ladies' Hospitality Committee for the Centennial Celebration has fallen ill with "female troubles" in "Centennial Summer"?

2. What does Grandma Dowdel tell Joey and Mary Alice to look for in addition to historical clothes in the attic in "Centennial Summer"?

3. How much does it cost to attend the local picture show on Wednesdays in Grandma Dowdel's town?

4. At what battle was Uncle Grady Griswold winged?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of Nehi sodas in “The Phantom Brakeman”?

3. How old are Mary Alice and Joey when they visit Grandma Dowdel in “Centennial Summer"? How have they grown as characters?

4. What image of Grandma Dowdel is described by Joey when he sees her in “The Troop Train"?

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

6. Where does Grandma take Joey and Mary Alice to see a movie in “Things with Wings"? What do they see?

7. What exchange takes place the first time Miz Eubanks comes to Grandma Dowdel's house in “The Phantom Brakeman”?

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

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

10. How is the winning performance at the talent show described in “Centennial Summer"?

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