A Year Down Yonder ch. 1-2

Where is Mary Alice originally from?

• Dallas

• Chicago

• Los Angelas

• New York

What is the first thing Mary Alice and Grandma Dowdel do when she gets into town?

• Go home and eat supper

• Go to the farmers market

• Go to enroll her in school

• Go to the soda shop

Who is Mildred Burdick?

• Mary Alice's new best friend

• The town gossip

• The class bully

• Mary Alice's new teacher

What happens to Mildred when she visits Grandma Dowdel's house?

• Grandma unties her horse and sends it home with her boots attached so she has to walk home.

• Grandma feeds her supper and asks if she wants to stay the night.

• Grandma tells Mildred that she wants her to take care of Mary Alice because she is new in town.

• Grandma gives Mildred a stern talking to about bullying kids at school.

What does Grandma do to make sure Bootsie the cat doesn't run away?

• She gives her a bowl of milk

• She ties her to the tree out back

• She butters her paws

• She puts her in her kennel

What holiday do people in Grandma's town take very seriously?

• Halloween

• Christmas

• Valentine's Day

• Easter

How do Grandma and Mary Alice get the pecans and pumpkins for their pies?

• They ask Mr. Nyquist if they can pick them from his property

• They pick them in the middle of the night

• They buy them from the farmers market

• They go out back and get some from Grandma's garden

Who does Mary Alice find out was the one who pranked Grandma Dowdel?

• Milton Grider

• Mildred Burdick

• Forrest Pugh, Jr.

• Augie Fluke