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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. Who is the real life person that Dicey chose to write about for her essay?
(a) Gram.
(b) Mrs. Eastleigh.
(c) Momma.
(d) Millie.

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

3. 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) You have to reach out to people, especially family, and not just let them struggle.
(d) People can be cruel and uncaring about others feelings.

4. What are Dicey's thoughts about her grade for English?
(a) There must be a mistake because she is one of the smartest in the class.
(b) English is an easy subject for her so she can do even better next semester.
(c) English is not an easy subject for her so take what she can get.
(d) The teacher has given Dicey a break because Dicey is new to the school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Though Liza seems not to notice, what does Gram sit and do?

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

3. What is Dicey's reply to Jeff's surprise question?

4. As they walk their bikes slowly, what idea does Mina suggest to Dicey?

5. What does Dicey buy for Sammy that leads to a conversation about Momma?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dicey conclude when she first sees the failing home ec grade on her report card?

2. What is the purpose and the outcome of Gram's visit to Sammy's school?

3. What does Mr. Lingerle talk about during dinner that shows he truly is concerned about the Tillerman family?

4. Dicey wants to lean forward and hug Gram when they conclude discussing the report card and Gram says she believes all that Dicey says. Why does Dicey not follow through with a hug?

5. What does Gram tell Dicey about life when she hears about how Mina defended Dicey in front of the teacher and the class.

6. What does Dicey learn from Mina about Gram that a new person to town most likely would not know for awhile?

7. Chapter 7 What is Gram's perspective on the essay, a point of view Dicey had not considered?

8. What is it about Gram not telling Dicey any advance information about the trip to Boston or Momma's condition that shows Gram's state of mind?

9. What does Mr. Limgerle being a Thanksgiving dinner guest demonstrate is happening with the family?

10. When Dicey reflects on all that has happened in two days with the quick departure to Boston and all the activity once there, what does dicey realize about herself?

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