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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. In what year is "Things with Wings" set?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1935.
2. How late does Joe Dowdel's train leave the station in "The Troop Train"?
(a) Two hours late.
(b) Three hours late.
(c) An hour late.
(d) Thirty minute late.
3. The narrator says that on the day of the Centennial Celebration, "People came in farm wagons and Fords from as far away as" where, in "Centennial Summer"?
(a) "Bement and Tuscola."
(b) "Memphis and Jackson."
(c) "St. Louis and Chicago."
(d) "Little Rock and Hot Springs."
4. What kind of show is put on by the ladies of the United Brethren Church at the Centennial Celebration?
(a) A flower show.
(b) A dramatic reading.
(c) A quilt show.
(d) A comedic play.
5. At what battle was Uncle Grady Griswold winged?
(a) The Battle of Carthage.
(b) The Battle of Fort Sumter.
(c) The Battle of Cerro Gordo.
(d) The Battle of Boonville.
Short Answer Questions
1. What are the instructions for gentlemen on the new banner at the train station in "Centennial Summer"?
2. How much money does Grandma Dowdel demand the banker give to each of her grandchildren in "Things with Wings"?
3. Which of the short stories from A Long Way from Chicago was first published elsewhere?
4. How much money is offered from Grandma Dowdel's stovepipe hat at the rummage sale in "Things with Wings"?
5. In what year is "The Phantom Brakeman" set?
Short Essay Questions
1. How has Grandma Dowdel's demeanor changed in the beginning of “Things with Wings"? Why?
2. When is “The Troop Train" set? Where is the story set?
3. Where does Grandma take Joey and Mary Alice to see a movie in “Things with Wings"? What do they see?
4. What does the sign say that greets Joey and Mary Alice when they arrive at Grandma's town in “Centennial Summer"?
5. What exchange takes place between Joey and Junior Stubbs by the privy in “The Phantom Brakeman”?
6. How old are Mary Alice and Joey when they visit Grandma Dowdel in “Centennial Summer"? How have they grown as characters?
7. What car is sitting outside of Veech's Gas and Oil in “Things with Wings"? How does Joey describe the car?
8. Why does Joey ask Grandma Dowdel for two dollars in “Things with Wings"? What is Grandma's response?
9. What noise does Joey hear from Mary Alice's bedroom at night in “The Phantom Brakeman”?
10. How is the winning performance at the talent show described in “Centennial Summer"?
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