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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 outcome of Gram's surprise for Sammy?
2. What does the teacher emphasize as the most important aspect of the essay project?
3. What is Dicey's reply to Jeff's surprise question?
4. Why does Dicey return to the motel alone without Gram?
5. What does Dicey go and do immediately after the conversation with Gram?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Dicey immediately do the same night Gram gives the advice about letting others help.
2. 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?
3. What does Dicey tell Jeff in response to his invitation to the dance?
4. What does Mr. Limgerle being a Thanksgiving dinner guest demonstrate is happening with the family?
5. What does Dicey learn about herself as a result of the brief conversation with Miss Eversleigh outside the market?
6. What does Dicey discover as a result of the last minute shopping duties suggested by Gram?
7. 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?
8. What do Dicey's decisions about accepting a ride from Jeff but refusing to invite him in the house say about Dicey's attitude?
9. What does Dicey conclude when she first sees the failing home ec grade on her report card?
10. What is it about the wood carved chicken that ultimately has a big impact on Dicey?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A universal human trait is to understand who we are as a person partly by understanding the people we are descended from. Discuss the limitations encountered by the Tillerman kids in this regard specifically as it relates to the characters of Gram and Millie.
Essay Topic 2
Miss Eversleigh and the entire course of home economics represent the ordinary, the mundane, the dullness in the basics of life and living. This subject area is fertile ground for rebellion for many young teens. Describe the uniqueness of Dicey's life and how that rebellion is magnified.
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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