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comprehension
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Why did Effie Wilcox come to use Grandma's privy?
Effie's privy was knocked over in the night.
100
Why was Mary Alice not yet over last year's summer visit?
She had nightmares from the stiff and hearing Grandma's shotgun.
100
A line or strap fastened to a bit on each side for controlling an animal.
What is a rein
100
to smile or laugh with expressions of scorn
What is sneer
100
a religious song
What is a hymn
200
What did Grandma do once the Cowgill brothers were in her kitchen?
She threw a cherry bomb at them.
200
Where did she make Joe run to?
She made him run to the hold roller's church to get the Cowgill's parents.
200
A usually leather band for sharpening a razor.
What is a strop
200
in contrast to or as the alternative of
What is versus
200
impolite:rude::ignorant:
What is unlearned
300
What was the explosion that was heard in the night?
Grandma's mailbox was blown to pieces.
300
How did Joe find the Cowgills?
They were sitting with Effie Wilcox
300
A small firework that explodes when thrown against a hard object.
What is a torpedo
300
an unusually small person or animal
What is a runt
300
to bring into agreement:reconcile::to comfort:
What is console
400
What lies did Grandma tell Ernie?
She told Ernie there was a mouse in the milk and that she would be going away. she also told Ernie that Joe was in a gang in Chicago.
400
Who was in Grandma's kitchen watching her clean the shotgun?
Ernie Cowgill, who delivers milk from his father's dairy farm, was in the kitchen.
400
free from filth, infection, or dangers to health
What is sanitary
400
a short trip for pleasure
What is a jaunt
400
well wishes:benediction::forbidding:
What is prohibition
500
How did Grandma get Mr. Cowgill to strop the boys?
She blackmailed him with the mouse in the milk bottle.
500
Why did Grandma turn out all the lights in the house?
She wanted to make it look like they weren't home. She wanted to catch the Cowgill brothers breaking into the house.
500
to cry out in a high pitched voice.
What is a shriek
500
the act or an instance of consoling, the state of being consoled.
What is consolation
500
physician:doctor::proprietor
What is business owner