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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What recent find in the barn distracts Dicey's thoughts toward a daydream?
(a) A leather horse saddle.
(b) An old hunting rifle.
(c) A small sailboat.
(d) An old pickup truck.

2. What does Dicey's new friend say that indicates a true friendship is possible?
(a) Tells Dicey to call her Mandy, the name her friends call her.
(b) Tells Dicey to call her Mina, the name her friends call her.
(c) He gives Dicey his phone number.
(d) She gives Dicey her phone number.

3. What specific words in the song Dicey hears cause her to stop and concentrate for the meaning?
(a) All such days are done.
(b) Time to start anew
(c) Cannot find the ways
(d) A coat of many colors.

4. What additional task does Dicey take on at the store when Millie struggles?
(a) Dicey volunteers to do the ordering since Millie has difficulty reading.
(b) Dicey will close the store in the evenings after dinner.
(c) Dicey will make a few home deliveries on her route home after work.
(d) Dicey will open the store in the mornings before school.

5. While doing homework together, what does Dicey learn is troubling James about his classmates?
(a) His class mates are lazy underachievers with no direction.
(b) His classmates are all smarter than James.
(c) His classmates are socially mean and overbearing toward James.
(d) His classmates are smart, but not like him; he does not fit in.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tasks does Dicey do that she thinks will make a big difference in the store?

2. What is it about Gram that Dicey realizes when she notices how Gram reacts to Maybeth's lateness?

3. What is Gram's announcement concerning finances?

4. What does Millie do in an expert manner that Dicey finds interesting to observe?

5. What does Gram do when she overhears James and Dicey whispering about the family Bible?

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