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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gram's announcement concerning finances?
(a) Maryland County Trust Bureau wants to visit the family, possibly to provide funding.
(b) They must go on welfare in order to make ends meet.
(c) The insurance company has denied a cash settlement for the family.
(d) The insurance company has approved a cash settlement for the family.

2. What sort of chore work does Dicey welcome to keep her focused on her project?
(a) Scraping and painting.
(b) Cutting and shaping.
(c) Separating and cleaning moving parts.
(d) Polishing and shining.

3. What is the outcome of the meeting with the music teacher concerning Maybeth?
(a) Maybeth will acquire a different book and try harder.
(b) No changes will be made until after Dicey talks with the teacher.
(c) Maybeth will undertake remedial work in order to catch up with the class.
(d) He wants to give her weekly private lessons.

4. What does Dicey think is the most important aspect of an essay?
(a) The grade is the only important part.
(b) The teacher notes because that gives all the clues on how to improve a grade.
(c) The comments about punctuation because it always counts on the next essay.
(d) Topic sentences that give each part meaning to the whole.

5. What are Dicey's thoughts about her grade for English?
(a) The teacher has given Dicey a break because Dicey is new to the school.
(b) English is an easy subject for her so she can do even better next semester.
(c) There must be a mistake because she is one of the smartest in the class.
(d) English is not an easy subject for her so take what she can get.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dicey conclude about her own standing in her class?

2. What does Dicey do at the store on the first work Saturday that seems to make a big difference?

3. What specific words in the song Dicey hears cause her to stop and concentrate for the meaning?

4. What thought occurs to Dicey when James shows the family Bible with the names of Gram's children written inside?

5. What is the new home economics topic that Dicey dislikes just the same as the apron project?

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