Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground and The Mouse in the Milk
A One-Woman Crime Wave and The Day Of Judgement
The Phantom Brakeman and Things With Wings
Centennial Summer
The Troop Train
100
Where do Mary Alice and Joey live? How do they get to Grandma's?
Chicago and The Wabash Railroad's Blue Bird.
100
When Joey and Mary Alice come back for their third visit, what historical event is in full swing, and how do we know?
The Great Depression There is a sign that talks about the drifters being shooed out of town.
100
What is the name of the puppy Mary Alice says she has in her room? Who is she actually hiding?
Skipper and Vandalia
100
What special event is going on the last week Mary Alice and Joey visit?
The town is celebrating a centennial, which is a hundred year anniversary.
100
How long has it been since the last time Joey was at Grandma's?
Seven years
200
Name three historical events going on during the time of the novel.
The Great Depression,
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre,
The Flight of the Spirit of St. Louis,
Prohibition
200
What are four reasons Grandma is a "One-Woman Crime Wave"?
She steals the sheriff's boat.
She trespasses on private property.
She is illegally catching fish.
She feeds the drifters.
She blackmails the men in charge of her town.
200
What is the story of the Phantom Brakeman? How is it important to Vandalia and Junior?
It was a story about a train crash that killed a lot of people. Joey uses the story to stop the train. Vandalia and Junior get on when it slows down.
200
Who is Grandma targeting in this story? Who is she messing with?
Mrs. Weindenbach
200
Why is Joey going through Grandma's town again?
He is on his way to basic training to be in the Army Air Corps.
300
Name the two people Grandma Dowdel tricks in the first two stories.
The Reporter and Ernie Cowgill
300
Why does Grandma enter her pie in the fair?
She is a very proud woman.
300
Who is Grandma's best friend and nemesis? What has happened to her in "Things With Wings"?
Effie Wilcox She has lost her house to the bank.
300
What happens at the talent show? Be specific.
Mary Alice and Ray Veech do a ballroom dance and win the talent show.
300
Why does Joey sign up to go to war?
He hopes to get to be a pilot.
400
Where does Grandma send Joey to get the Cowgills and what happens when he is recognized there?
The Holy Rollers Church and
Effie Wilcox is overjoyed to see a Dowdel in church.
400
What pie wins the blue ribbon at the fair? Who is Grandma's competition?
Grandma's pie won. She switched her pie with Rupert Pennypacker's.
400
What are the two items that Grandma uses to get Effie's house back?
A quilt she pretends belonged to Mary Lincoln and a hat belonging to President Lincoln.
400
Who is Uncle Grady Griswold? How old is he? What war did he fight in?
He is the oldest person in the town. He is 103 years old. He fought in the Mexican War.
400
What war is Joey going to fight in?
WWII
500
How does Grandma Dowdel save the town in both stories and why does she have to?
She scares away the reporter so he can't say bad things about the town. She stops the Cowgill boys from vandalizing the town.
500
Who are the people Grandma helps in these two stories, and how?
Joey- She gets him on the plane by lying. The drifters and Aunt Puss- she feeds them.
500
What lies does Grandma tell in "Things With Wings" that she later takes back? How does the story end?
She says she will explain that the presidential items are fakes. She makes the banker give Joey and Mary Alice two dollars and the story ends with Joey driving the Terraplane 8.
500
What happens during the parade?
Uncle Grady Griswold and Mrs. Weidenbach's Father, start rolling around on the ground and fighting.
500
How does Joey let Grandma know he is coming? How does Grandma signal to Joey, even though the train isn't stopping?
He sends a telegram. Grandma leaves every light in the house on and stands out on her porch waving.