A Long Way from Chicago Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around A Long Way from Chicago? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. At the end of the book, Joey passes through Grandma Dowdel's town and…


Has dinner with her
Waves from the train
Visits Mrs. Wilcox
Gives Grandma Dowdel $1 million
Q. How old is Joey when he decides that he wants to take driving lessons?


5
37
13
He never learns how to drive
Q. Which of the following is a food item that Grandma Dowdel serves to the vagrants that pass through town?


Ice cream
Potato pancakes
Fried catfish
Pop Rocks
Q. Why is Grandma Dowdel at the train station when the kids come to visit in their second-to-last summer with her?


To make sure they're safe
To see off Effie Wilcox
To send a letter
To take a trip to Chicago
Q. Which of the following isn't something that Grandma Dowdel does in front of the kids?


Steal a boat
Trap a bunch of catfish
Embroider a picture of the Weidenbachs
Forge antiques