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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the nun at day camp recommend concerning Maybeth's learning progress?
(a) She recommends Maybeth attend the local Catholic grade school.
(b) She recommends Maybeth attend a school for the retarded.
(c) She recommends Maybeth spend more time around adults.
(d) She recommends Maybeth spend more time among other girls.

2. What has happened to Maybeth that brings her to uncontrollable sobbing?
(a) The other girls make fun of her clothes and hair.
(b) Her classmates laughed at her poor reading skills and the teacher could not control them.
(c) The other kids will not talk to her or sit near her on the bus.
(d) Her friends have been stealing from her lunch money.

3. What is Millie's reaction to singing and guitar playing in the store?
(a) She thinks the disruption can be heard outside and is too noisy.
(b) Millie thinks it best if this is not done in the store.
(c) She thinks it is pretty, better than piped in supermarket music.
(d) Millie thinks people entering the store will be annoyed.

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

5. What is the new home economics topic that Dicey dislikes just the same as the apron project?
(a) Stenciling.
(b) Sterilization.
(c) Quilting.
(d) Nutrition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the person that shows up on Saturday as a surprise when Dicey is working on the boat?

2. What is Gram's matter of fact statement concerning the kids?

3. What does Millie do in an expert manner that Dicey finds interesting to observe?

4. What thought occurs to Dicey when James shows the family Bible with the names of Gram's children written inside?

5. What is Dicey's reaction to the fact she might not need to meet with the teacher?

(see the answer key)

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