1. What does Dicey realize when she considers what to do regarding John Tillerman?
(a) A family has to work at it to stay intact.
(b) Dicey is confused about what to do and realizes confusion might be a permanent thing.
(c) People who go sometimes want to stay gone.
(d) Family matters are the most confusing of all situations.

2. What does Dicey like to do for solitary relaxation each afternoon?
(a) She likes to sit on the hill overlooking the bay.
(b) She likes to sit in Gram's wooden rocker on the porch.
(c) She likes to nap in the tall grass behind the barn.
(d) She looks forward to working on the boat alone each afternoon.

3. What additional task does Dicey take on at the store when Millie struggles?
(a) Dicey will close the store in the evenings after dinner.
(b) Dicey volunteers to do the ordering since Millie has difficulty reading.
(c) Dicey will open the store in the mornings before school.
(d) Dicey will make a few home deliveries on her route home after work.

4. When Sammy says Dicey never gets in trouble, what does Dicey say about her troubles.
(a) Dicey says troubles are only a rocky road to better things.
(b) Dicey does not mind any troubles she has that she makes for herself.
(c) Dicey says only other people can cause a person troubles.
(d) Dicey says although it does not show, troubles make her very nervous.

5. What does Gram do that is a big surprise for Sammy?
(a) She brings him up to the attic to see the storage trunks.
(b) She goes to his school at lunch recess and plays marbles with all the kids.
(c) She lets him drive the boat for a ride in the bay.
(d) She tells him they might get some chickens for the farm.