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

2. Mary Alice has to share a desk with whom?
(a) Augie.
(b) Mildred.
(c) Ina Rae.
(d) Carleen.

3. Grandma and Mary Alice take a load of the treats to the party, and who serves them?
(a) Grandma.
(b) Augie Fluke.
(c) Mary Alice.
(d) Mrs. Pensinger.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Grandma think of this holiday?

3. The horse likely did what?

4. Like a typical bully, what does Mary Alice's desk mate demand from Mary Alice?

5. While Grandma is widely known as an excellent markswoman, she will not be competing. Instead, what does she do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the events surrounding Augie's attempt to impress Mary Alice. What does this reinforce about his character?

2. How does Mary Alice react to Mildred's plan for getting her dollar from Mary Alice? What does this reveal about her?

3. How does Grandma defeat Mildred, the bully? What lesson does this teach Mary Alice?

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

5. What does Mary Alice bring to Grandma's house? Why does she bring this?

6. How can Mary Alice now find out who the pranksters were?

7. How does Mildred go about attempting to collect the dollar from Mary Alice? What does this reveal about Mildred?

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

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

10. How does Grandma continue to taunt the pranksters during the party? How might the pranksters feel about this?

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