I need a answers for the book , A Long Way From Chicago?

Question

1. Why did grandma tell the reporter that shotgun cheatham was a civil war hero?

2. Who is Effie Wilcox?

3. How does Grandma get Effie Wilcox and the reporter out of her house the night they are sitting up with Shotgun Cheatham?

Answer 1

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