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

2. Which parts of the home economics teacher's explanation capture Dicey's interest?
(a) Sewing and repair of garments to save buying new.
(b) None, Dicey pays no attention and spends the time thinking about Sammy.
(c) Wool knitting to make clothes for the kids.
(d) Meal preparation for guests such as Mr. Lingerle.

3. 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) Gram never spoke to Millie for years after the marriage to Tillerman.
(d) Millie hardly saw Gram over the years after marriage, then she got "queer".

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

5. What is Gram's special announcement she makes as she serves the warm apple pie?
(a) The lawyers and judge will soon make a home visit to complete the adoption.
(b) She has completed the legal adoption of the kids.
(c) She has found a way to get additional financial aid.
(d) The adoption process is unnecessary; the kids are legally her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dicey's essay should fail because it did not comply with what restriction according to Mr. Chappelle?

2. What is Millie's reaction to singing and guitar playing in the store?

3. After staying at the motel for the night, where do Gram and Dicey go in the morning?

4. What is the question from Mina that Dicey stands mute and will not answer?

5. Who is it that shows up as a surprise Saturday afternoon when the group is gathered and singing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What family perspective concerning Momma occurs to Dicey as she does the Christmas shopping focused on each family member?

2. 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?

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

4. What does Dicey tell Jeff in response to his invitation to the dance?

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

6. When the humiliation in the classroom ends, Dicey wordlessly takes her essay from the teacher and leaves the room without expressing her thoughts. What are Dicey's thoughts at that point?

7. The home economics teacher Miss Eversleigh gives a short speech about how important it is to know the life skills she is teaching in class. What is Dicey's reaction to the speech?

8. 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?

9. What does Dicey discover as a result of the last minute shopping duties suggested by Gram?

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

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