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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grandma think of this holiday?
(a) It is her least favorite.
(b) It is her favorite.
(c) She does not think about this holiday.
(d) She hates it.

2. Augie panics and flees. Why?
(a) The car he shoots is owned by an irate Legionnaire.
(b) He does not want to look dumb in front of Mary Alice.
(c) Grandma is running towards him.
(d) Mary Alice is upset that he shot the rabbit.

3. To where does Mildred follow Mary Alice?
(a) To Ina Rae's house.
(b) To Grandma's house at the other end of town.
(c) To the grocery store.
(d) To Augie's house.

4. Her desk mate dubs Mary Alice the "rich Chicago girl." Why?
(a) Mary Alice is quiet and comes across as a snob.
(b) Mary Alice is even more poor than she is.
(c) Mary Alice is very rich.
(d) Mary Alice is dressed slightly better than her.

5. Grandma intimidates ________________ into paying more for the stew.
(a) The men.
(b) The poor.
(c) Everyone.
(d) All who can afford it.

6. Who is Mary Alice's favorite singer?
(a) The Andrews Sisters.
(b) Michael Buble.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Kate Smith.

7. Halloween is a _________ occasion in Grandma's town.
(a) Huge.
(b) Non-existent.
(c) Small.
(d) Minor.

8. While Mildred is eating, Grandma walks outside on the pretense that she is doing what?
(a) Fetching jam from the cellar.
(b) Tying up Mildred's horse for her.
(c) Going for a walk.
(d) Visiting a neighbor.

9. Who is one of the last to be served?
(a) Carleen.
(b) Mary Alice.
(c) Grandma.
(d) Augie Fluke.

10. What does Grandma do with the sliced food?
(a) She makes almond cookies for the school Halloween party.
(b) She makes apple pies for the school Halloween party.
(c) She makes corn pudding for the school Halloween party.
(d) Make pumpkin pies for the school Halloween party.

11. One night, Mary Alice is shocked to discover what about Bootsie?
(a) He had a rusty tin can tied around his tail.
(b) He is pregnant.
(c) He is sick.
(d) He is missing.

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

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

14. The teacher is reading ____________ when Mary Alice enters the class.
(a) Louisa May Alcott.
(b) Emily Dickinson.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Dickens.

15. What is the purpose of Armistice Day?
(a) It commemorates the end of World War I.
(b) It commemorates the day the Civil War ended.
(c) It commemorates the end of World War II.
(d) It commemorates the day the U.S. took up arms against Great Britain during the Revolutionary War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has broken the narrator and her mother?

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

3. Grandma takes Mary Alice directly where?

4. After the shoot, Grandma unloads all the burgoo coins onto ____________.

5. Mary Alice is enrolled as a __________.

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