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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the name of Dicey's brother, who Jeff meets when he is spending more time with Dicey?
(a) Tommy
(b) Andy
(c) Timmy
(d) Sammy
2. Who does Jeff invite out on his boat once school finally lets out for the year?
(a) Phil Milson
(b) Andy Barrows
(c) Peter Smith
(d) Brother Thomas
3. Who does Jeff see riding his bike during the icy rain, so he picks him up in his car?
(a) Andy
(b) James
(c) Phil
(d) Sammy
4. Jeff realizes he would really treasure the ________________ as a connection to the past.
(a) Stocks
(b) Engagement ring
(c) Jade ring
(d) Picture
5. What does Jeff decide to give to Miss Opal from his inheritance?
(a) The estate
(b) Stocks
(c) The ring
(d) A book
6. Jeff tells the Professor that he is okay, but that __________ what he had done to Melody is the hardest part.
(a) Believing
(b) Accepting
(c) Forgiving
(d) Understanding
7. The Professor talks about how his book has been successful, and that they can move to a _____________ in Baltimore if they want.
(a) New apartment
(b) Mansion
(c) Condominium
(d) Fancy house
8. James tells Jeff that Dicey knows how to __________ and did it frequently on their trip after their mother was put in the hospital.
(a) Be angry
(b) Run away
(c) Lie
(d) Cry
9. When the Professor goes to Baltimore, who does he stay with on these nights?
(a) Maxine
(b) Brother Thomas
(c) Gambo
(d) Melody
10. Jeff suddenly begins to feel his life is crowded with people he likes and things he wants to do and feels life is ___________.
(a) Rich
(b) Beautiful
(c) Exhausting
(d) Exciting
11. The Professor reveals that Melody's ______________ hurt him repeatedly.
(a) Lovers
(b) Debts
(c) Disappearances
(d) Lies
12. Who does Jeff write about for the essay in his English class, though his teacher mocks him?
(a) John Adams
(b) Melody
(c) John C. Calhoun
(d) The Professor
13. Jeff tells the Professor that Melody had said she would have taken him with her had Jeff been _____________.
(a) A baby
(b) A girl
(c) An older man
(d) Not like his father
14. Jeff learns that Dicey also cut teacher Chapelle down to size. Which subject does Chapelle teach?
(a) Math
(b) History
(c) Science
(d) English
15. A girl seems to be drawn against her will by the ______________ when Jeff is outside.
(a) Sunshine
(b) Herons
(c) Music
(d) Wind
Short Answer Questions
1. ___________ doesn't tell anyone how he feels as he doesn't think he deserves comfort or sympathy.
2. What is NOT one of the things Jeff does to protect the emotions he is feeling about Melody?
3. Who is the girl that Jeff meets when he is playing his guitar, though she leaves abruptly the first time?
4. Which of Dicey's sisters is quiet, gentle, and has a beautiful singing voice?
5. Dicey asks Jeff to go _____________ and he almost says no, but accepts and is glad that he did.
This section contains 466 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
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