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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Gram do when she overhears James and Dicey whispering about the family Bible?
(a) Gram weeps sadly and leaves the room.
(b) Gram seizes the Bible and returns it to the shelves.
(c) Gram adds the four kids names to the family Bible list.
(d) Gram smiles, sits quietly, and prays for many minutes.

3. Who is the subject of the long letter mailed from Boston to Gram?
(a) James.
(b) Dicey's father.
(c) Dicey's mother.
(d) Maybeth.

4. What does Dicey like to do for solitary relaxation each afternoon?
(a) She likes to sit on the hill overlooking the bay.
(b) She likes to nap in the tall grass behind the barn.
(c) She likes to sit in Gram's wooden rocker on the porch.
(d) She looks forward to working on the boat alone each afternoon.

5. What is James' announcement that surprises Dicey and Gram?
(a) James intends to quit school and get a regular job to help with the finances.
(b) The family of a friend of James has offered to allow him to live there
(c) James has found a job for himself delivering newspapers.
(d) He is totally unhappy with his life because he does not fit in at school.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the first thing Gram announces when she finishes reading the letter?

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

4. What is the factor that increases the boredom Dicey endures in English class?

5. What does James say about fitting in at the new school?

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