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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 Dicey go and do immediately after the conversation with Gram?
(a) She calls Mina and thanks her for the support in class that day.
(b) She goes for a short walk in the salt marsh flats.
(c) She sits for two hours in her room thinking about Momma.
(d) She awakens James and tells him about the conversation.

2. What does Dicey tell Gram concerning her grade for English?
(a) Dicey will speak with the teacher and get corrected what she thinks is a mistake.
(b) Dicey expects to do much better as the school year goes along.
(c) English grade does not matter in school records.
(d) The English teacher dislikes Dicey because she attended Massachusetts schools.

3. What are the feelings Dicey gets when shopping that she wants Gram to also experience?
(a) Dicey realizes that it is therapeutic to focus on the future and on others.
(b) Dicey realizes the past is more important than the present.
(c) Dicey realizes the present can never equal the future.
(d) Dicey realizes the future can be a mirror of the past.

4. 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) Gram never spoke to Millie for years after the marriage to Tillerman.
(c) Millie saw Gram very seldom after the marriage and she always seemed happy.
(d) Millie hardly saw Gram over the years after marriage, then she got "queer".

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Dicey decide to spend her own money to buy?

4. What does Jeff say he was hoping for when he gives a ride to the farm?

5. What does Gram harshly tell Dicey will happen if Dicey does not follow Gram's advice?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. 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?

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

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

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

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

9. What is it about the wood carved chicken that ultimately has a big impact on Dicey?

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

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