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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. In what year is "The Mouse in the Milk" set?
2. What nickname had the Thompson submachine gun gained after the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, according to the narrator in "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground"?
3. Who does Mrs. Weidenbach claim will take the blue ribbon with her individual cherry tarts if someone doesn't stop her in "The Day of Judgment"?
4. What manufacturing company has a big tent set up to show huskers and combines at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
5. Who lives in the old dilapidated house that Grandma Dowdel takes Joey and Mary Alice to after fishing in "A One-Woman Crime Wave"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the "moral of the story" based on Grandma Dowdel's actions in “A One Woman Crime Wave"?
2. What violent events occur on Mary Alice and Joey's first night at Grandma Dowdel's house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
3. How does Grandma Dowdel overcome her adversaries at the end of “A One Woman Crime Wave"?
4. How are the sheriff and Chamber of Commerce president described when Joey, Mary Alice, and Grandma encounter them after fishing in “A One Woman Crime Wave"?
5. What are Joey's perceptions of the biplane and pilot in "The Day of Judgment"?
6. Where do Joey and Mary Alice meet Aunt Puss Chapman? How is Aunt Puss described?
7. What does Grandma Dowdel do with her remaining fish in “A One Woman Crime Wave"?
8. How does the narrator describe the process of preparing Grandma's pie in "The Day of Judgment"?
9. How do Joey and Mary Alice feel about their trip to Grandma Dowdel's in the beginning of "The Day of Judgment"?
10. What does Joey ask Grandma Dowdel in the end of "The Day of Judgment"? What is her reply?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the symbolism and imagery in "The Troop Train." What does Joey anticipate and what does he witness when he passes through Grandma Dowdel's town? What is symbolized by this imagery? What does it mean to Joey?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the character of Aunt Puss Chapman in A Long Way from Chicago. How old is Aunt Puss Chapman? What is her history with Grandma Dowdel? Why does Grandma Dowdel go to Aunt Puss Chapman's house in “A One Woman Crime Wave"?
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