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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. How old does Mrs. Weidenbach claim her father is in "Centennial Summer"?
2. Where does Mary Alice claim she found a puppy in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
3. How does the narrator describe the food at Grandma Dowdel's house in the different stories from the book?
4. Who comes in to demand her daughter's wages at the Coffee Cup Cafe in "The Phantom Brakeman"?
5. What is the name of Uncle Grady Griswold's wife?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mrs. Weidenbach comes to ask of Grandma Dowdel in “Centennial Summer"? What is Grandma's reply?
2. Where does Grandma take Joey and Mary Alice to see a movie in “Things with Wings"? What do they see?
3. How is the winning performance at the talent show described in “Centennial Summer"?
4. How does Joey contact Grandma Dowdel in “The Troop Train"? What information does he relay to her?
5. What car is sitting outside of Veech's Gas and Oil in “Things with Wings"? How does Joey describe the car?
6. When is “The Troop Train" set? Where is the story set?
7. What noise does Joey hear from Mary Alice's bedroom at night in “The Phantom Brakeman”?
8. What fight breaks out during the parade in “Centennial Summer"? How is the fight resolved?
9. What childhood dream is Joey Dowdel pursuing in “The Troop Train"? How?
10. How is the theme of friendship developed in the stories from A Long Way from Chicago?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Grandma Dowdel switch the labels on the pies in "The Day of Judgment"? Does Grandma Dowdel achieve her objective by committing this action? Why or why not? How does Joey perceive Grandma Dowdel's action in switching the labels?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the character of Mary Alice in the short stories. How old is Mary Alice when she first visits Grandma Dowdel? How does Mary evolve as a character in the course of the narrative? What impact do the visits to Grandma's house have on Mary Alice?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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