1. What is the outcome of the meeting with the music teacher concerning Maybeth?
(a) No changes will be made until after Dicey talks with the teacher.
(b) Maybeth will acquire a different book and try harder.
(c) He wants to give her weekly private lessons.
(d) Maybeth will undertake remedial work in order to catch up with the class.

2. What does James express to Dicey that he finds odd about Gram?
(a) Gram does not display pictures of her children or ever talk about the past.
(b) Gram has unexplainable dark moods that come and go suddenly.
(c) Gram seems distracted by events in long years passed.
(d) Gram tells too many quick stories about her kids.

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

4. 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) Scrape old stickers from the windows and the entrance door.
(c) Wash the shelves and each can on the shelves.
(d) Replace the burned out light bulbs in the display cases.

5. What is Gram's reaction to the suggestion she is a social oddball?
(a) Gram says she is the same as most people that live in the area.
(b) Gram says people have never gossiped about her or her family.
(c) Gram says people have always liked and socialized with her.
(d) Gram says how she lives her life is nobody's business.