1. What is it about the history paper James writes that is different than the usual?
(a) James details the personal wealth of some of the leaders on the voyage.
(b) James details the reasons why each Pilgrim chose to come to America.
(c) James focuses only on the children aboard the Pilgrim voyage.
(d) James researched the weather patterns that existed during the Pilgrim voyage.

2. What is it about the changed circumstances that has brought each of the kids to insecurity and doubt?
(a) Gram might be too weak and fragile to permanently handle their lives.
(b) The four will likely have to split up because no one person can handle all 4.
(c) Courts, lawyers, schools and social workers cannot be totally trusted.
(d) The new hope that life is about to get a whole lot better.

3. 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 socially mean and overbearing toward James.
(c) His classmates are all smarter than James.
(d) His class mates are lazy underachievers with no direction.

4. What image of her mother comes to her mind as Dicey is sitting alone on the dock at sunset?
(a) An image of her young mother laughing and running in the farm fields.
(b) A photo of her mother from the Boston newspaper.
(c) A police photo of her mother's dazed face and short cropped hair.
(d) An image of her smiling mother in her gown on her wedding day.

5. What are Gram's personal thoughts concerning the finances?
(a) She is grateful for the kindly manners of insurance agents.
(b) She resents the uncaring manners of the insurance companies.
(c) She is unhappy about accepting public aid.
(d) She is pleasantly surprised at the amount of helpful money available for people.