1. Why does Dicey not want Sammy to help with scraping the boat?
(a) Sammy is too easily distracted and careless.
(b) Sammy is too needy and will want to help every day.
(c) Dicey is the only person that knows how and she does not want to instruct.
(d) Dicey wants the time and the boat to herself, not to share.

2. When Sammy says Dicey never gets in trouble, what does Dicey say about her troubles.
(a) Dicey does not mind any troubles she has that she makes for herself.
(b) Dicey says only other people can cause a person troubles.
(c) Dicey says troubles are only a rocky road to better things.
(d) Dicey says although it does not show, troubles make her very nervous.

3. What is Maybeth able to do at school that Dicey is determined not to do?
(a) Maybeth is making friends at school.
(b) Maybeth works harder than every other student in her class.
(c) Maybeth develops a respect for teachers that Dicey cannot seem to do.
(d) Maybeth sits and reads for hours at the school library.

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

5. What is Dicey's thought about her own paper and James' paper about Pilgrims?
(a) James is just too smart for her to keep up with.
(b) She can organize her thoughts and her writing better than James can organize his.
(c) James has a good mind but has trouble putting thoughts on paper.
(d) James usually misses the point about life happenings.