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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who befriends Dicey in science class and asks to partner with her?
2. What thought occurs to Dicey as she watches Sammy fill in at James' job?
3. What is Gram's announcement concerning finances?
4. What is the new home economics topic that Dicey dislikes just the same as the apron project?
5. What is the factor that increases the boredom Dicey endures in English class?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Dicey's thinking impacted when she learns Millie cannot read?
2. What action does Gram take that signals maybe there is a chance for a stable future in Maryland?
3. What does Gram taking Dicey on the shopping trip indicate?
4. 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?
5. Gram receives along letter from the doctor in Boston about Momma's condition. What are Dicey's thoughts when Gram tells her that there has been no change in Momma's condition?
6. How does the time in Provincetown appear to have impact upon James as the school year gets underway?
7. What does Gram's insistence about buying a jumper and a dress indicate?
8. What does Sammy striving to be the perfect student ultimately lead to?
9. What action does Gram take that compromises her long held principles but demonstrates her willingness to do what needs to be done?
10. What does the reaction of Gram and Dicey to the suggestion of a tutor for Maybeth indicate?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Elaborate on the symbolism of the sailboat found in the barn that is still very serviceable but needs to be scraped of the old and peeling paint, the roughness smoothed out and the exterior restored with a new coat of fresh paint. What are the parallels that liken to the four kids newly arrived at the farm?
Essay Topic 2
Gram characterizes Dicey's essay as an attempt to impress and open up to her classmates to give an opportunity to know something about her. She cares about school and classmates and people knowing something about her and her family. Contrast this attempt with the reasoning by Mina that Dicey does not care enough to cheat.
Essay Topic 3
Elaborate on the basic theme by citing examples of Dicey wanting to be free of responsibility so she can pursue her own course yet wanting the kids to need her. An example of Dicey's conflicting wants is her rejection of Sammy helping with the boat versus Sammy not telling what is on his mind about school and friends.
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