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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Away in a Manger.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Every year the _____________________ hosts a sharpshooting contest at the Abernathy farm.
(a) Military Post.
(b) American Legion.
(c) National Rifle Association.
(d) Boy Scouts.

2. Why is it important that the school is many miles from Mildred's house?
(a) It is too far for her to get to without a horse or shoes.
(b) It is too far for Mildred to go to complain about Grandma's behavior.
(c) She will be late to school the next day.
(d) She will not be able to follow Mary Alice home from school the next day.

3. She has them take off their shoes, and then she gives the girls buttermilk and __________.
(a) Biscuits.
(b) Fried chicken.
(c) Pie.
(d) Corn bread.

4. Next, Grandma and Mary Alice travel to the _______________ residence.
(a) Peridot's.
(b) Pennington's.
(c) Pensingers'.
(d) Penny's.

5. Arriving home, Mary Alice is surprised to see Grandma tramping around in the snow in rubber waders, hauling a basket full of what?
(a) Walnut shells.
(b) Pumpkins.
(c) Pecans.
(d) Corn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What frightens Mary Alice in her room?

2. What do Grandma and Mary Alice do at the cobhouse?

3. What is burgoo stew?

4. The narrator, Mary Alice, gets off the train, and, beyond a few clothes, her only possessions are her cat ____________ and her radio.

5. At lunch, Grandma becomes the unofficial ______________ for the burgoo.

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