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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What other events are judged on the day of the cooking competition at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
2. Why does Grandma Dowdel say to "Never trust an ugly woman" in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
3. What kind of vehicle do the Weidenbachs own in "The Day of Judgment"?
4. What does Grandma Dowdel do when a snake falls into the boat in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
5. What does Grandma Dowdel put in the bottom of the cauldron to prevent her apple butter from sticking?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Grandma Dowdel overcome her adversaries at the end of “A One Woman Crime Wave"?
2. How old are Joey and Mary Alice when they first visit Grandma Dowdel? How do they travel to see her?
3. What violent events occur on Mary Alice and Joey's first night at Grandma Dowdel's house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
4. How does Grandma Dowdel go about baiting the Cowgill boys to her home in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
5. What is the "moral of the story" based on Grandma Dowdel's actions in “A One Woman Crime Wave"?
6. What does Grandma Dowdel coerce Mr. Cowgill to do to his sons in the end of "The Mouse in the Milk"? How does she coerce him?
7. What information do Mary Alice and Joey learn about Grandma's past from Aunt Puss Chapman?
8. Where are the stories in A Long Way from Chicago set? During what time period do the stories take place?
9. How does the author establish an atmosphere of the Chicago gangster scene in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
10. How does the narrator describe the process of preparing Grandma's pie in "The Day of Judgment"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the themes of deception and cunning in the stories from A Long Way from Chicago. In what stories are these themes most predominant? How? What characters embody or exhibit these themes?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the characters of O. B. Dickerson and Earl T. Askew in the book. What are the actions, objectives, and obstacles of the characters? How would you describe Grandma Dowdel's relationship with these characters? What are Joey and Mary Alice's perceptions of these characters?
Essay Topic 3
Why has Effie Wilcox left on the train in the beginning of “Things with Wings"? What actions does Grandma Dowdel take in the story to bring Effie Back? Why does she want to bring Effie back to town?
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