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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 name does Mary Alice tell Joey she is giving to the puppy that she found in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) Mittens.
(b) Skipper.
(c) Spot.
(d) Pepper.

2. In what year is "The Phantom Brakeman" set?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1930.

3. What does Grandma Dowdel tell Joey and Mary Alice to look for in addition to historical clothes in the attic in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) A gas lantern.
(b) A wine bottle.
(c) A butter churn.
(d) A stovepipe hat.

4. What war did Uncle Grady Griswold fight in?
(a) The Iraq War.
(b) The Mexican-American War.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) World War I.

5. How old is Joey Dowdel when he visits his Grandmother in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) 17.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose framed picture hangs on the wall of the Coffee Pot Cafe in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

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

3. Where does Junior say for Vandalia to meet him at dark when he gives the message to Joey in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

4. What term refers to a book comprised of short stories, such as A Long Way from Chicago?

5. What was Veech's Gas and Oil before it became a garage?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the ghost story that Grandma Dowdel relates in “The Phantom Brakeman”?

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

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

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

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

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