A Long Way from Chicago

When Grandma shot her gun, who saw the tomcat streak out of the coffin?

• Mary Alice
• Joey
• The newspaper reporter
• Effie

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What were the Cowgill brothers wanting to steal from Grandma?

• The mailbox
• Grandpa Dowdel's shotgun
  The gooseberry pie
• Shotgun Cheatham's medals
• The milk

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Joey asked Grandma if what she was doing was legal when-

• Grandma made the gooseberry pie for Mrs. Weidenbach.
• Grandma was trap fishing on private property. 
• Grandma made soap.
• Grandma made her own beer.

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Mr. and Mrs. Stubbs (Junior's parents) were upset with Grandma because-

• They thought she was helping Vandelia steal their son.
• They thought she was feeding Junior illegal trap fish.
• They thought she was letting Junior stay at her home.
• They thought that she was planning a wedding for Junior and Vandelia.

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What is the theme of this novel?

• It is always in others best interests to bake gooseberry pie.
• It is always in others best interests to help others.
• Remember to always stand up for others.

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Why was Effie Wilcox leaving town?

• Grandma made her leave.
• She was terrified of the Cowgill brothers.
• She couldn't make her payments and the band was foreclosing on her house.

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How does grandma save Effie's house?

• She makes up a story about Lincoln's belongings being in the house.
• She threatens the banker with her gun.
• She gets the Cowgill boys to put a mouse in the banker's milk.
• She pretends to win the pie contest.

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Joey shied from the snake. What does shied mean?

• to question
• to open or to spread out
• to draw back in sudden dislike

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Where did grandma serve dinner for the drifters?

• her backyard 
• her house
• At the train station

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True or False
Joey goes into the army to learn how to fly and airplane.

• True
• False

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