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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hearts and Flour.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a last surprise prior to the program, Grandma presents Mary Alice with what?
(a) A halo she made from tin cans.
(b) A toy crown.
(c) A new pair of earrings.
(d) A case of makeup.

2. What is wrong with Mrs. Abernathy's grown son?
(a) He is in a wheelchair, blinded, and mentally ill.
(b) He is on crutches.
(c) He is lying in his bed, moaning.
(d) He is unable to talk.

3. Why did Mrs. Weidenbach choose to go to Grandma Dowdel to solve this problem?
(a) Grandma wants to be a member of the DAR.
(b) She is Mary Alice's guardian.
(c) Grandma Dowdel is the best cook she knows.
(d) She has a large home.

4. The day proceeds, and most of the _________________ are bad shots.
(a) Boy Scouts.
(b) Legionnaires.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) NRA members.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Wordlessly, Grandma stews up some _______ on the stove.

2. Her desk mate dubs Mary Alice the "rich Chicago girl." Why?

3. Some ___________ come to the cobhouse and fall over the wire that Grandma strung.

4. What has broken the narrator and her mother?

5. Grandma, acting quite polite, does what?

(see the answer key)

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