A Long Way from Chicago Ch. 6-8

In "Things with Wings," who was at the train station when Joey and Mary Alice arrived?

• Their parents

• Grandma Dowdel

• Mr. Cowgill

• Miz Eubanks

What did Joey see outside of Veech's Garage that he falls in love with?

• A car

• A beautiful girl

• A job, being a mechanic

• Nothing

Who does Mary Alice say Grandma is missing?

• Grandpa Dowdel

• Effie Wilcox

• Her son

• Veech

What did Ray Veech want $2 to do?

• Put gas in the Terraplane 8

• Give Joey a ride in the Terraplane 8

• Give Joey driving lessons

• Fix the Terraplane 8

What movie did Grandma take the kids to see?

• Shirley Temple

• Dracula

• It's A Wonderful Life

• Grandma's town didn't have a theatre.

How does Grandma get items for the church rummage sale?

• She send the kids to the attic.

• She sends the kids to Effie's old house

• She sends the kids to Aunt Puss Chapman's

• She sends the kids to the cobhouse.

Why are the ladies excited about the old hat Grandma brought to the rummage sale?

• They think it belonged to Abraham Lincoln

• They think it is Effie's

• They think it is beautiful

• They think it belonged to President Roosevelt

What does Grandma negotiate with Mr. Weidenbach?

• To make Effie's old house a historical museum

• To make a deal with John Deere

• To get Effie's house back free of payments

• To buy the car from Veech's Garage

In "Centennial Summer," why will this be the last summer at Grandma's?

• The kids were getting too old to spend the summer visiting.

• Joey was going in the Army.

• Mary Alice was going to finishing school.

• Grandma was too old to keep them for the summer.

What celebration is Grandma's town preparing for?

• Centennial Celebration

• 4th of July

• Settler's Day

• Talent Show