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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The pies turn the party from _______________.
(a) Pathetic to fun.
(b) Games to food.
(c) Large to small.
(d) Fun to pathetic.

3. Mary Alice is enrolled as a __________.
(a) Senior.
(b) Junior.
(c) Sophomore.
(d) Freshman.

4. 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 spends time with Mary Alice.
(d) She judges the competition.

5. Mrs. Pensinger comes back for seconds on what?
(a) The corn pudding.
(b) The pumpkin pie.
(c) The almond cookies.
(d) The apple pie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mary Alice accompanies Grandma upstairs for what reason?

2. The narrator tells the reader that her father lost his job and her brother Joey has joined __________.

3. For how long does Halloween go on?

4. Grandma intimidates ________________ into paying more for the stew.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Grandma raise money for Mrs. Abernathy? Is this a good tactic? Why or why not?

2. What does Grandma think about Halloween? Why does she feel this way? Why would the reader probably not be surprised by this?

3. What is a main reason for why Mary Alice does not want to move in with her grandmother? Why might she feel this way?

4. How does Grandma get back at Old Man Nyquist? Should she have done this? Why or why not?

5. What is burgoo stew? How might this represent life during the Great Depression?

6. What happens to Bootsie one night? Why does this happen?

7. What has happened to Mrs. Abernathy's son? Is this still seen today? Why or why not?

8. How does Grandma greet Mary Alice? Why might she act this way?

9. What does Grandma do instead of participating in the sharpshooting competition? Why might she do this?

10. What is Armistice Day? What is a holiday that we have that serves a similar purpose? What is the purpose of this holiday?

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