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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Gram's announcement concerning finances?
(a) The insurance company has denied a cash settlement for the family.
(b) Maryland County Trust Bureau wants to visit the family, possibly to provide funding.
(c) They must go on welfare in order to make ends meet.
(d) The insurance company has approved a cash settlement for the family.

3. What is Gram's suggestion to Dicey concerning the teacher note?
(a) Maybeth will stay home from school the next day.
(b) Gram will ask the lawyer to contact the teacher.
(c) Gram will meet with the teacher at the end of term.
(d) Gram has already planned to go meet the teacher the next day.

4. What advice does Dicey sharply deliver to James about school and fitting in?
(a) School lasts only a few years.
(b) School is a place where under-achievers pull down the achievers.
(c) Worry concerning anything does not do any good.
(d) School exists to employ adults and boost adult egos.

5. During lunch at the mall, what does Gram report was the teacher's review of Sammy?
(a) The teacher said Sammy may need a tutor to help him stay current.
(b) The teacher said Sammy is an angel, quiet and cooperative as can be.
(c) The teacher said Sammy is disruptive and uncooperative.
(d) The teacher said Sammy is doing fine, right on course for grade level.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dicey's response when Mina says she counted on Dicey not to be ordinary?

2. What does James express to Dicey that he finds odd about Gram?

3. What does Dicey's new friend say that indicates a true friendship is possible?

4. What does James think might be the root of Maybeth's reading troubles?

5. What is Gram's matter of fact statement concerning the kids?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gram insist upon first telling only Dicey about what the teachers had to say?

2. What is the effect on Dicey when she returns from a brief time out to learn the kids have gone to bed for the night?

3. What does Dicey's decision about Maybeth's music lesson cost indicate?

4. When Maybeth is discouraged and upset by how others treat her, what does James' reaction indicate?

5. What does Dicey's actions regarding the home economics apron project reveal about her inner self?

6. How does the current condition of the sailboat and Dicey's plans for it align with the current situation of the kids?

7. What action does Gram take that compromises her long held principles but demonstrates her willingness to do what needs to be done?

8. What does Dicey's surprise at being chosen as Mina's science class partner indicate about Dicey's frame of mind.

9. How is Dicey's thinking impacted when she learns Millie cannot read?

10. When Sammy insist upon helping work on the sailboat, why does Dicey get irritated?

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