1. What does Dicey come to realize as she and Gram end their conversation by the fire?
(a) Gram has a deep, dark unreachable nature.
(b) Life at the farm with Gram is going to be a hard, poor struggle.
(c) Life at the farm with Gram is going to be fun.
(d) Gram is reaching out to Dicey.

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

3. What does Gram explain about herself and her advice?
(a) Gram always wanted to be a teacher but people were uncaring toward her.
(b) Gram took too long to learn in life so Dicey should learn when young
(c) School did not matter for Gram because she did not go on to university.
(d) Gram's life and experience has always been simple and straightforward.

4. Who is it that shows up as a surprise Saturday afternoon when the group is gathered and singing?
(a) Mina.
(b) Jeff.
(c) Millie.
(d) Mr. Lingerle.

5. What does James offer as proof that Maybeth is making progress?
(a) Maybeth does not use word lists any longer, she can now sit with a book.
(b) Maybeth can verbally summarize what she has just read.
(c) Maybeth can later recall and describe what she has read previously.
(d) Maybeth understands the silly jokes in her easy reader book.