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

2. What is the factor that increases the boredom Dicey endures in English class?
(a) The simplistic, silly explanations by the teacher.
(b) The immature responses her classmates come up with.
(c) The almost total lack of responses from her classmates.
(d) The standard fluff her classmates come up with.

3. 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 usually misses the point about life happenings.
(c) James is just too smart for her to keep up with.
(d) She can organize her thoughts and her writing better than James can organize his.

4. Which parts of the home economics teacher's explanation capture Dicey's interest?
(a) Meal preparation for guests such as Mr. Lingerle.
(b) None, Dicey pays no attention and spends the time thinking about Sammy.
(c) Wool knitting to make clothes for the kids.
(d) Sewing and repair of garments to save buying new.

5. Though Liza seems not to notice, what does Gram sit and do?
(a) Gram does the meal planning for Liza's diet.
(b) Gram fills in information on the job forms.
(c) Gram talks non-stop about the past and about the kids.
(d) Gram writes a letter to the bank for Liza.