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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dicey decide to spend her own money to buy?
(a) Leather gloves for Gram.
(b) New loafers for Gram.
(c) Magazine subscription for James.
(d) Guitar music book for Jeff.

2. Why does Dicey not want Sammy to help with scraping the boat?
(a) Dicey wants the time and the boat to herself, not to share.
(b) Sammy is too easily distracted and careless.
(c) Dicey is the only person that knows how and she does not want to instruct.
(d) Sammy is too needy and will want to help every day.

3. What is Dicey's response when Mina says she counted on Dicey not to be ordinary?
(a) Dicey tells her not to count on me for anything.
(b) Dicey tells her that she wants more than anything to be ordinary.
(c) Dicey tells her not to wait after class anymore.
(d) Dicey tells Mina she does not want the apron she made, Mina can have it.

4. What is Dicey's reaction as Gram silently reads the long letter?
(a) Dicey is impatient and fidgety.
(b) Dicey is happy for Maybeth.
(c) Dicey is angry at her father.
(d) Dicey is angry at James.

5. What is it that distracts Dicey as she hurries from the school to the bike rack?
(a) Dicey imagines Gram sitting on the wall staring at the sky.
(b) Dicey notices a group of town girls and boys huddled together behind the school.
(c) Dicey sees a boy playing a guitar on a wall behind the school.
(d) Dicey notices a boy and a girl from a higher grade kissing behind the school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the teacher's reaction to Dicey's meal planning effort?

2. What does Dicey's new friend say that indicates a true friendship is possible?

3. What is it about the history paper James writes that is different than the usual?

4. What is the factor that increases the boredom Dicey endures in English class?

5. What are Dicey's thoughts about her grade for home ec?

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