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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mina offer as the reason Dicey would not cheat?
(a) Dicey would not bother to cheat because she does not care what others think.
(b) Dicey is too timid and cowardly to cheat.
(c) Dicey is part of one of the most honorable families in town.
(d) Dicey is so smart she does not need to cheat.

2. What comment by Millie about a younger Gram seems strange to Dicey?
(a) Millie saw Gram very seldom after the marriage and she never seemed happy.
(b) Millie saw Gram very seldom after the marriage and she always seemed happy.
(c) Millie hardly saw Gram over the years after marriage, then she got "queer".
(d) Gram never spoke to Millie for years after the marriage to Tillerman.

3. What is Mr Chappelle's comment to Dicey as she leaves the classroom?
(a) He tells her she can make up for the fail grade next semester.
(b) He apologizes and says he will correct her grades.
(c) He tells her she cannot continue in class until she answers all questions.
(d) He tells her he will call Gram about the essay.

4. After dinner as they sit by the fire, what is Gram's advice to Dicey?
(a) School passes quickly and is not the real world at all.
(b) Teachers are trained to be critical so pay no heed.
(c) People can be cruel and uncaring about others feelings.
(d) You have to reach out to people, especially family, and not just let them struggle.

5. Why does Dicey return to the motel alone without Gram?
(a) They need time away from each other.
(b) Dicey is tired from the day's activity and cannot stay awake.
(c) Gram spends the night sitting up with Momma.
(d) Gram has been invited to dinner by Mrs. Preston.

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

7. Dicey's essay should fail because it did not comply with what restriction according to Mr. Chappelle?
(a) The essay is too short in length for the assignment.
(b) The essay is too long for the assignment.
(c) The essay is supposed to be about a fictional character with conflicts.
(d) The essay is supposed to be about a real person the student knows.

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

9. What does Dicey go and do immediately after the conversation with Gram?
(a) She awakens James and tells him about the conversation.
(b) She sits for two hours in her room thinking about Momma.
(c) She calls Mina and thanks her for the support in class that day.
(d) She goes for a short walk in the salt marsh flats.

10. What does James offer as proof that Maybeth is making progress?
(a) Maybeth does not use word lists any longer, she can now sit with a book.
(b) Maybeth understands the silly jokes in her easy reader book.
(c) Maybeth can later recall and describe what she has read previously.
(d) Maybeth can verbally summarize what she has just read.

11. What does Sammy repeatedly ask of the others in order to avoid conversation?
(a) Sammy asks if Dicey has a boyfriend in school.
(b) Sammy asks if Mina has a boyfriend in school.
(c) Sammy asks if he can help Millie and Dicey at the store.
(d) Sammy wants to know who can teach him to play marbles.

12. What is the outcome of Gram's surprise for Sammy?
(a) Sammy and Gram get their clothes soaking wet from the boat spray.
(b) Sammy gets a dozen pair of warm wool socks and two hats.
(c) The children now admire Gram and envy Sammy.
(d) Gram and Sammy read several livestock and feed magazines together.

13. What does Mr. Chappelle tell the class about the quality of Dicey's essay?
(a) The quality is stilted and difficult to follow.
(b) The quality is too good to have been written by a grade level student.
(c) The quality is simplistic and beneath grade level.
(d) The quality is very good for a student at grade level.

14. What does Dicey tell Gram concerning her grade for English?
(a) Dicey expects to do much better as the school year goes along.
(b) English grade does not matter in school records.
(c) The English teacher dislikes Dicey because she attended Massachusetts schools.
(d) Dicey will speak with the teacher and get corrected what she thinks is a mistake.

15. What does the teacher emphasize as the most important aspect of the essay project?
(a) The common errors most of the students made on the essay.
(b) The essays are a means to promote group common ground.
(c) The essays are a chance for inner reflection.
(d) The grade is the most important part.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dicey think is the most important aspect of an essay?

2. What is Millie's comment concerning Gram since the kids showed up?

3. What becomes a topic of conversation during dinner?

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

5. What does Gram do that is a big surprise for Sammy?

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