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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened with Sammy at school that Dicey finds reassuring and amusing?
(a) Sammy lost a bet and had to kiss a girl, and he got detention when she screamed.
(b) Sammy and his friends were caught climbing in trees behind the school.
(c) Sammy told several funny stories that got the teacher and students laughing.
(d) Sammy got his shoes wet, had to go shoeless inside school all day.

2. Who is the real life person that Dicey chose to write about for her essay?
(a) Gram.
(b) Millie.
(c) Momma.
(d) Mrs. Eastleigh.

3. When Mina and Dicey talk about plans for a personal future, what are Dicey's plans?
(a) She plans to maybe own a small store similar to Millie's.
(b) She plans to be a school teacher in Massachusetts.
(c) She plans to stay in the town, maybe take over Gram's farm.
(d) She has not made plans; she has only lived day to day.

4. What does the group do after Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) All take a walk together through the marsh down to the bay.
(b) Each picks a comfortable spot in the living room and all nap a while.
(c) All agree to play board games in the living room.
(d) Each picks a comfortable spot in the living room and tells stories.

5. How does Dicey explain to Mina that she is able to work a job while underage?
(a) Dicey tells Mina that Millie is not quite right in the head.
(b) Millie at the store never asked for work papers plus she is a lifelong friend of Gram.
(c) Dicey is undergoing adoption so is eligible to work.
(d) Dicey tells Mina to keep the secret that Dicey is paid at the store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the feelings Dicey gets when shopping that she wants Gram to also experience?

2. What becomes a topic of conversation during dinner?

3. What is Gram's advice to Dicey when they meet and hug in the morning?

4. What are Dicey's thoughts about her grade for English?

5. What does Mr. Chappelle tell the class about the quality of Dicey's essay?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Jeff shows up uninvited at the barn, what does the conclusion of the day indicate about Dicey's progress.

2. What does Dicey learn about herself as a result of the brief conversation with Miss Eversleigh outside the market?

3. When Dicey reflects on all that has happened in two days with the quick departure to Boston and all the activity once there, what does dicey realize about herself?

4. Dicey wants to lean forward and hug Gram when they conclude discussing the report card and Gram says she believes all that Dicey says. Why does Dicey not follow through with a hug?

5. When the humiliation in the classroom ends, Dicey wordlessly takes her essay from the teacher and leaves the room without expressing her thoughts. What are Dicey's thoughts at that point?

6. What does Gram tell Dicey about life when she hears about how Mina defended Dicey in front of the teacher and the class.

7. What is the principle involved when Sammy flatly refuses to discuss the reason for fighting on the bus?

8. What family perspective concerning Momma occurs to Dicey as she does the Christmas shopping focused on each family member?

9. Chapter 7 What is Gram's perspective on the essay, a point of view Dicey had not considered?

10. What is it about Gram not telling Dicey any advance information about the trip to Boston or Momma's condition that shows Gram's state of mind?

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