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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 Junior Stubbs said to be in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) 19.
(b) 30.
(c) 17.
(d) 25.
2. What initials are discovered on the quilt that Grandma Dowdel brings to the rummage sale in "Things with Wings"?
(a) C.R.V.
(b) M.T.L.
(c) B.T.R.
(d) A.M.L.
3. How old is Joey Dowdel when he visits his Grandmother in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 17.
(d) 15.
4. How much does Ray Veech want Joey to pay him for a full driving course in "Things with Wings"?
(a) 25 cents.
(b) $1.
(c) 50 cents.
(d) $2.
5. Of whom does Grandma Dowdel say "You couldn't blast [her] off her place with a charge of dynamite" in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) Leota Shrewsbury.
(b) Aunt Puss Chapman.
(c) Mrs. Vottsmeier.
(d) Effie Wilcox.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of Junior Stubbs's father?
2. Why has Effie Wilcox gone to live with her sister in "Things with Wings"?
3. In what year is "The Phantom Brakeman" set?
4. What kind of game are the boys playing on the train in "The Troop Train"?
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 do Joey and Mary Alice discover in Grandma Dowdel's attic in “Things with Wings"?
2. How is Uncle Grady Griswold described in “Centennial Summer"?
3. How is the winning performance at the talent show described in “Centennial Summer"?
4. Why does Grandma Dowdel send Mary Alice and Joey to the attic in “Centennial Summer"? What do they find?
5. What does the narrator say about John Dillinger in “Things with Wings"?
6. What exchange do Mary Alice and Joey witness between Vandalia Eubanks and her mother at the Coffee Pot Cafe in “The Phantom Brakeman”?
7. What childhood dream is Joey Dowdel pursuing in “The Troop Train"? How?
8. What is the significance of Nehi sodas in “The Phantom Brakeman”?
9. What fight breaks out during the parade in “Centennial Summer"? How is the fight resolved?
10. How has Grandma Dowdel's demeanor changed in the beginning of “Things with Wings"? Why?
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