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

2. What are Dicey's thoughts as she realizes the younger ones are getting along without her?
(a) She thinks James is growing too fast and is trying to take her rightful place.
(b) She resents Gram's easy manner in taking over the responsibility for the kids.
(c) She feels abandoned and resentful at being left out of their lives.
(d) She feels good about not having all the responsibility for the kids.

3. What is the first thing Gram announces when she finishes reading the letter?
(a) Gram says long letters always bring the worst news.
(b) Gram says she wants a cup of tea.
(c) Gram says life brings the unexpected.
(d) Gram says long letters always bring the best news.

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

5. What is the factor that increases the boredom Dicey endures in English class?
(a) The simplistic, silly explanations by the teacher.
(b) The almost total lack of responses from her classmates.
(c) The immature responses her classmates come up with.
(d) The standard fluff her classmates come up with.