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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 much does Joey describe the soap "Cashmere Bouquet" as costing in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) 10 cents.
(b) 50 cents.
(c) 25 cents.
(d) 7 cents.

2. How old is Vandalia in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 15.
(d) 21.

3. What kind of game are the boys playing on the train in "The Troop Train"?
(a) A game of dodge-ball.
(b) A game of quarters.
(c) A game of craps.
(d) A game of poker.

4. Where does Joe Dowdel have to go for basic training in "The Troop Train"?
(a) Camp Shepherd.
(b) Camp Leonard Wood.
(c) Camp Jackson Hole.
(d) Camp Amarillo.

5. What term refers to a book comprised of short stories, such as A Long Way from Chicago?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Interactive novel.
(c) Composite novel.
(d) Culinary novel.

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 is the brand of orange soda pop that Joey and Mary Alice cherish in the narrative?

3. Who is the strict lady in charge at the rummage sale in "Things with Wings"?

4. What movie theater was John Dillinger leaving when he was killed?

5. What kind of dance lessons has Mary Alice been taking for the past year in "The Phantom Brakeman"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What car is sitting outside of Veech's Gas and Oil in “Things with Wings"? How does Joey describe the car?

8. When is “The Troop Train" set? Where is the story set?

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

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

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