1. What tasks does Dicey do that she thinks will make a big difference in the store?
(a) Scrape old stickers from the windows and the entrance door.
(b) Wash the shelves and each can on the shelves.
(c) Dust the cobwebs from the ceiling and corners.
(d) Replace the burned out light bulbs in the display cases.

2. As they discuss school, what trait about James does Dicey remind herself ?
(a) James is a lonesome disturbed person.
(b) James has a mean nasty streak inside himself.
(c) James is a kind and sensitive person.
(d) James thinks about things too much.

3. What is the common thread in the kids' background that seems to stifle true joy of life?
(a) They have always been poor and looked down upon.
(b) Hardships and loneliness are constant facts of their daily existence.
(c) Serious physical and mental illness is hereditary in the family.
(d) Their comfortable former life in Massachusetts can never be recaptured.

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

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