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

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

3. 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 tells stories.
(c) Each picks a comfortable spot in the living room and all nap a while.
(d) All agree to play board games in the living room.

4. 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 wants to know who can teach him to play marbles.
(c) Sammy asks if Mina has a boyfriend in school.
(d) Sammy asks if he can help Millie and Dicey at the store.

5. What does Gram do that is a big surprise for Sammy?
(a) She brings him up to the attic to see the storage trunks.
(b) She tells him they might get some chickens for the farm.
(c) She goes to his school at lunch recess and plays marbles with all the kids.
(d) She lets him drive the boat for a ride in the bay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What thought occurs to Dicey as she resumes washing the market windows?

2. What is Dicey's reaction when Jeff comes in to the market?

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

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

5. What is Jeff's surprise question to Dicey as they walk from the school to the market?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. What does the English teacher comment about Dicey's essay that she refuses to respond to?

6. What do Dicey's decisions about accepting a ride from Jeff but refusing to invite him in the house say about Dicey's attitude?

7. What does Dicey immediately do the same night Gram gives the advice about letting others help.

8. When Jeff shows up uninvited at the barn, what does the conclusion of the day indicate about Dicey's progress.

9. 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?

10. What happens as Mina and Dicey walk together toward the farm after Dicey's work at the market?

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