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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, where do the children get water to drink?
(a) Outside water spigot at the beach.
(b) Drinking fountain at a grocery store.
(c) Garden hose.
(d) Water hose at a gas station.

2. In Chapter 4, in what direction does the trail wind that the children take when they go clamming?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) North.

3. What do Edie and Louis bring James to eat in Chapter 5?
(a) Apples.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Oranges.
(d) Pears.

4. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 10, how many days has it been raining?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

5. What time do Dicey and the children arrive in Annapolis?
(a) 7 p.m.
(b) 7:30 p.m.
(c) 8:30 p.m.
(d) 8 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Dicey's mother when she ran off with a merchant mariner?

2. What job did Dicey's mother have before she lost it?

3. What type of tree does Dicey see from the upstairs of her grandmother's house?

4. In Chapter 4, how much money does Dicey have after buying a clamming fork, apples, milk, and potatoes?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what coins does Sammy show Dicey he found when they head to a shelter at a public beach where they can cook?

(see the answer key)

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