1. When Mina and Dicey talk about plans for a personal future, what are Dicey's plans?
(a) She plans to maybe own a small store similar to Millie's.
(b) She has not made plans; she has only lived day to day.
(c) She plans to be a school teacher in Massachusetts.
(d) She plans to stay in the town, maybe take over Gram's farm.

2. What comment by James causes Dicey to understand why James is brooding?
(a) James says people are always mean-spirited no matter what.
(b) James says some people are always outsiders, wherever they are.
(c) James says life is too much about luck, not about substance.
(d) James says all yesterdays are better than the present days.

3. What image of her mother comes to her mind as Dicey is sitting alone on the dock at sunset?
(a) A police photo of her mother's dazed face and short cropped hair.
(b) An image of her young mother laughing and running in the farm fields.
(c) An image of her smiling mother in her gown on her wedding day.
(d) A photo of her mother from the Boston newspaper.

4. What is it that gives Dicey the feeling she is always off balance?
(a) Balancing school, home chores and store work can be overwhelming.
(b) Trying to follow the advice to hold on to people when she only has the two hands.
(c) Maybeth's progress is always a distraction in Dicey's thoughts.
(d) James is growing up fast and strong to challenge Dicey at every turn.

5. Who stops to talk a moment about school as Dicey is washing the market windows?
(a) Mr. Lingerle.
(b) Mr. Toby.
(c) Miss Eversleigh.
(d) Mrs. Smarts.