1. What is Gram's advice to Dicey about life in general?
(a) Life is a hard business.
(b) Life can only be lived one day at a time.
(c) Life passes by much too quickly.
(d) Life is always easy if you smile and dream.

2. What does Dicey's new friend say that indicates a true friendship is possible?
(a) Tells Dicey to call her Mina, the name her friends call her.
(b) Tells Dicey to call her Mandy, the name her friends call her.
(c) She gives Dicey her phone number.
(d) He gives Dicey his phone number.

3. What is a comforting thought to Dicey as they sit at the table in the evening?
(a) Gram adopting all four will mean they can stay together.
(b) Gram seems to be getting used to having them at her farm.
(c) Life at the farm is better than in Massachusetts.
(d) Current troubles of each will pass, the most important thing is they are together.

4. After lunch, what do Gram and Dicey conclude should be advice to Sammy about school?
(a) Dicey will tell Sammy he has to spend more time reading.
(b) Dicey will tell Sammy he will soon have a tutor.
(c) Dicey will tell Sammy his attitude at school has to improve.
(d) Dicey will tell Sammy to loosen up and be himself, he does not have to be perfect.

5. What do the young children do on Halloween when Gram and Dicey are not home?
(a) They use Gram's old clothes for Halloween costumes.
(b) They start a small fire in the marsh grass.
(c) They eat the Halloween candy Gram had set aside as a surprise.
(d) They go into the attic without permission.