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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whose class is Mary Alice taken?
(a) Miss Binghamton's.
(b) Miss Bonnie's.
(c) Miss Butler's.
(d) Miss Bate's.

2. What is burgoo stew?
(a) A beef stew.
(b) A deer stew.
(c) A stew made from scraps of whatever vegetables and trimmings happen to be available.
(d) A stew made from burgoo.

3. What does Grandma think of Bootsie the cat?
(a) She does not think about him often.
(b) She likes him a lot.
(c) She does not like him.
(d) She does not care for him.

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

5. While Grandma is widely known as an excellent markswoman, she will not be competing. Instead, what does she do?
(a) She helps the wives of the Legionnaires prepare burgoo stew.
(b) She sits inside and watches.
(c) She judges the competition.
(d) She spends time with Mary Alice.

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

7. Grandma dodges Mary Alice's question of what?
(a) Whether or not the rest of her class wants treats.
(b) Whether or not they should eat pie.
(c) Whether or not they are invited guests.
(d) Whether or not they are stealing.

8. At _____________ o' clock, everyone stops to observe a minute of silence for Armistice Day.
(a) Eleven.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Two.

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

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

11. What do Grandma and Mary Alice do at the cobhouse?
(a) Place Bootsie on the wire.
(b) Taunt the boys.
(c) Hide and wait.
(d) Go back inside the house.

12. What has broken the narrator and her mother?
(a) Their rent.
(b) The narrator's college tuition.
(c) Their utility bills.
(d) The narrator's train ticket.

13. What has caused Mrs. Abernathy's son's illness?
(a) Toxic nerve gas used in World War I.
(b) Scarlet fever.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Pneumonia.

14. Wordlessly, Grandma stews up some _______ on the stove.
(a) Tar.
(b) Glue.
(c) Sauce.
(d) Soup.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mary Alice figures Mildred will do what to her at school tomorrow?

2. Every year the _____________________ hosts a sharpshooting contest at the Abernathy farm.

3. Why does Grandma believe Mary Alice will not get beat up?

4. How old is the narrator?

5. Mad, Grandma affixes a spare tire to the front of the farmer's tractor in the barn, and does what?

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