1. What sort of chore work does Dicey welcome to keep her focused on her project?
(a) Scraping and painting.
(b) Separating and cleaning moving parts.
(c) Cutting and shaping.
(d) Polishing and shining.

2. 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) An image of her smiling mother in her gown on her wedding day.
(c) A photo of her mother from the Boston newspaper.
(d) A police photo of her mother's dazed face and short cropped hair.

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

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

5. What does James say about fitting in at the new school?
(a) Teachers and principals make it easy for new comers to fit in.
(b) New comers never quite fit in at middle school and high school.
(c) James cares about fitting in, Dicey does not care.
(d) Dicey cares about fitting in, James does not care.