questions for A year down yonder by Richard Peck
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| Who is Mildred Burdick? | kin of the Eubankses, a bully.
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| Who is Mary Alice Dowdel? | the main character
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| Who is August Fluke Jr.? | Augie, a hooligan and the principal’s son
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| Who is Carleen Lovejoy? | One of Mary Alice’s classmate
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| Who is Joey Dowdel? | Mary Alice’s brother.
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| Who is Mrs. L.J. Weidenbach? | Effie Wilcox sister
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| Who is Royce McNabb? | The new student that Mary Alice likes
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| Who is Ina-Rae Gage? | Mary Alice’s new best friend
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| Who is Effie Wilcox? | Mrs. L.J. Weidenbach’s sister
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| Who is Miss Butler? | Mary Alice’s English teacher
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| Who is Arnold Green? | The artist who rented a room from grandma
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| Who is Mr. Herkimer? | The math, science and Ag. teacher.
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| Who is the author of a year down yonder? | Richard Peck
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| What holiday did the turkey shoot happen on? | Armistice Day
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| What part did Mary Alice perform in the Christmas play? | Mary
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| Did Grandma Dowdel attend high school? | No, she was expelled before 8th grade
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| Whose baby was in the crib during the Christmas play? | Mildred Burdick’s
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| Who was the new student at Mary Alice’s school? | Royce McNabb
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| What does DAR stand for? | Daughters of the American Revolution
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| What newspaper does Mary Alice write for? | Newsy Notes
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| Who is the high school principal? | Mr. August Fluke
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| What is Royce McNabb’s fathers job? | surveyor
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| Where is Royce McNabb from? | Mattoon
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| What did the high school students eat lunch out of? | lunch buckets
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| What three things did Mary Alice bring with her? | a radio, a suitcase, and a cat
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| Where did the cat stay? | in the cobhouse
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| What was the grandma good at? | cooking
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| Who knew grandma was trigger-happy? | the whole town
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| What color fur did the cat have? | white
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| What was the name of Mary Alice’s cat? | Bootsie
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| What was in the basement of the school? | a gym with basketball hoops
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| What was on the front wall of the school? | a poem
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| What did Mildred Burdick call Mary Alice? | Rich Chicago girl
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| Where did Mary Alice’s grandmother keep her shotgun? | behind the wood box
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| Where did Grandma Dowdel get the pumpkins? | from the Pensingers’
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| What initials were on the knife Grandma Dowdel found on the walk? | AFJR
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| What was the name of the train Mary Alice rode from Chicago? | The Blue bird
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| Where would the artist get his food? | at the Coffee Pot
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| How did Mildred Burdick get to school? | On her horse.
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| Where did Grandma and Mary Alice wait for the privy tippers? | In the cobhouse.
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| Where did the turkey shoot take place? | The Abernathy farm
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| A stew made with whatever you have on hand is called? | Burgoo
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| What kind of pies did Mrs. Dowdel make for Halloween refreshments? | pecan and pumpkin
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| What did Grandma Dowdel drive into Old Man Nyquist’s trees to make the pecans fall? | a tractor
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| Who did Mary Alice sit next to in Miss Butler’s class on the first day? | Mildred Burdick
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| How much did Mary Alice’s parents pay for the “light housekeeping” room? | $7 dollars a week
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