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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the person that shows up on Saturday as a surprise when Dicey is working on the boat?
(a) Jeff.
(b) Millie.
(c) Mr. Lingerle.
(d) Toby.

2. Who is softly playing at the piano keys after dinner trying to harmonize a song tune?
(a) Maybeth.
(b) Dicey.
(c) Gram.
(d) James.

3. What is the common thread in the kids' background that seems to stifle true joy of life?
(a) Hardships and loneliness are constant facts of their daily existence.
(b) Serious physical and mental illness is hereditary in the family.
(c) Their comfortable former life in Massachusetts can never be recaptured.
(d) They have always been poor and looked down upon.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the person Gram and Dicey decide to talk with about Maybeth's school progress?

2. What does Gram explain about herself and her advice?

3. What is the teacher's reaction to Dicey's meal planning effort?

4. Who is it that shows up as a surprise Saturday afternoon when the group is gathered and singing?

5. What is Dicey thinking about as she lies relaxing under the tree?

(see the answer key)

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