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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Dicey's reaction to Mr. Chappelle's comments as she leaves the room?
(a) Tears well in her eyes as she keeps walking.
(b) Dicey drops her bookbag and runs from the room.
(c) Dicey does not react because what he says does not matter.
(d) Dicey stops and glares at him until he turns away from her.

3. 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.

4. What becomes a topic of conversation during dinner?
(a) Cooking methods for turkey and chickens.
(b) Family heirloom silver that was passed down from bootlegger ancestors.
(c) Thanksgiving dinners of previous years.
(d) The changes in town since Gram was a child.

5. What does Gram harshly tell Dicey will happen if Dicey does not follow Gram's advice?
(a) If you do not provide for yourself, others will dominate you.
(b) If you are too emotional, you become too weak to function.
(c) If you do not care about others you will become bitter.
(d) If you do not let go it can make you crazy.

6. Who is the person that shows up on Saturday as a surprise when Dicey is working on the boat?
(a) Millie.
(b) Toby.
(c) Mr. Lingerle.
(d) Jeff.

7. What is Dicey's reply to Jeff's surprise question?
(a) Dicey says she is too young to be going to dances.
(b) Dicey says she is too young to get a regular job.
(c) Dicey says she is too young to have regular Saturday visitors.
(d) Dicey says Maybeth is too young to leave the farm regularly.

8. 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 writes a letter to the bank for Liza.
(d) Gram talks non-stop about the past and about the kids.

9. What is the class reaction when Mr. Chappelle concludes reading Mina's essay?
(a) Impatience about getting all the essays passed out.
(b) Laughter and comments of praise.
(c) Uncomfortable silence followed by random speaking out.
(d) No one seems to be paying attention.

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

11. 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 real person the student knows.
(d) The essay is supposed to be about a fictional character with conflicts.

12. Who is it the family reaches out to and invites to Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) Mrs. Easterleigh.
(b) MillieTydings.
(c) Jeff Cooper.
(d) Mr. Lingerle.

13. What is the big change Dicey sees in herself since she and Gram left Maryland?
(a) Dicey realizes she is now very much like Gram.
(b) Dicey senses she is stronger than Gram and will have to lead the way.
(c) Dicey senses she is drawing away from Gram in most ways.
(d) Dicey allows Gram to take control despite her need to always be responsible.

14. How does Dicey explain to Mina that she is able to work a job while underage?
(a) Millie at the store never asked for work papers plus she is a lifelong friend of Gram.
(b) Dicey tells Mina that Millie is not quite right in the head.
(c) Dicey is undergoing adoption so is eligible to work.
(d) Dicey tells Mina to keep the secret that Dicey is paid at the store.

15. What does the group do after Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) All take a walk together through the marsh down to the bay.
(b) Each picks a comfortable spot in the living room and all nap a while.
(c) Each picks a comfortable spot in the living room and tells stories.
(d) All agree to play board games in the living room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that gives Dicey the feeling she is always off balance?

2. What is a comforting thought to Dicey as they sit at the table in the evening?

3. What are the feelings Dicey gets when shopping that she wants Gram to also experience?

4. What is Millie's reaction to Jeff's visit to the market?

5. What are Dicey's thoughts about her grade for English?

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