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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 is Grandma Dowdel cleaning on the kitchen table when the milk is delivered in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
2. What other events are judged on the day of the cooking competition at the fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
3. What baseball team's hat does Joey wear in "The Day of Judgment"?
4. What does Grandma Dowdel roll across the floor at the Cowgill brothers when they break into her house in "The Mouse in the Milk"?
5. Who is the biplane pilot at the county fair in "The Day of Judgment"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the narrative style in A Long Way from Chicago. Who relates the stories?
2. What happens just before the tasting at the cooking contest in "The Day of Judgment"?
3. How does Grandma Dowdel describe "the truth" of Shotgun Cheatham and how he got his name?
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. How do Joey and Mary Alice feel about their trip to Grandma Dowdel's in the beginning of "The Day of Judgment"?
6. How does the narrator describe the process of preparing Grandma's pie in "The Day of Judgment"?
7. What are Joey's perceptions of the biplane and pilot in "The Day of Judgment"?
8. How is the setting of “A One Woman Crime Wave" described? How have things changed since Mary Alice and Joey's last visit to Grandma Dowdel?
9. What story does Grandma Dowdel give to the city reporter about Shotgun Cheatham? Why?
10. How are the Cowgills described in "The Mouse in the Milk"? What business do they run?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the character of Ray Veech in A Long Way from Chicago. How old is Ray Veech when his character is first introduced? What stories does Ray appear in? How is his character perceived by Joey and Mary Alice?
Essay Topic 2
How does Grandma Dowdel's house and town differ from the home where Joey And Mary Alice live? How would you compare Grandma Dowdel's actions and morals with those of Joey and Mary Alice's parents? What are some morally questionable things that Grandma Dowdel does in the stories?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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