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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. What is the first thing Gram announces when she finishes reading the letter?
2. What makes Dicey doubt that Maybeth might be retarded?
3. Who is softly playing at the piano keys after dinner trying to harmonize a song tune?
4. What do the young children do on Halloween when Gram and Dicey are not home?
5. What tasks does Dicey do that she thinks will make a big difference in the store?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the time in Provincetown appear to have impact upon James as the school year gets underway?
2. What does Gram's reaction about the kids in the attic reveal?
3. What action does Gram take that compromises her long held principles but demonstrates her willingness to do what needs to be done?
4. When Sammy insist upon helping work on the sailboat, why does Dicey get irritated?
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 small sailboat Dicey finds in the barn anchor her thoughts on this day?
7. What is the importance of the presence of Mr. Limgerle as the babysitter and staying as dinner guest?
8. 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?
9. What does Dicey's surprise at being chosen as Mina's science class partner indicate about Dicey's frame of mind.
10. Why does Gram insist upon first telling only Dicey about what the teachers had to say?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author presents four kids from the same Tillerman lineage, yet two opposite personality types. Cite several instances that contrast the more reserved acceptance seeking personalities of James and Maybeth versus the combative assertive personalities of Dicey and Sammy.
Essay Topic 2
There is a recurring theme of stubborn independence and striving that appears in each of the Tillermans like a wood grain pattern, sometimes clear and strong and in other instances lighter and less intense. Discuss each, citing examples ranking from the strongest such streak to the weakest streak.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the character and personality of James Tillerman. Describe three instances where his thoughts, comments or actions demonstrate a superior intellect.
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