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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When they children stop at a supermarket on Beach Road in Part 1, Chapter 3, what does Dicey buy to eat?
(a) 2 pounds of chicken thighs and brea.
(b) Hot dogs and bread.
(c) 2 pounds of chicken wings and four potatoes.
(d) Bread and peanut butter.

2. In Chapter 12, where is Maybeth playing when Dicey picks her up?
(a) Slide.
(b) Swings.
(c) Merry-go-round.
(d) Sandbox.

3. What type of guitar does Stewart have?
(a) Dobro.
(b) Gibson.
(c) Martin.
(d) Fender.

4. How old are the couple Dicey sees when she walks to the beach in Chapter 4?
(a) 18 or 19.
(b) 20 or 21.
(c) Early 20s.
(d) Teens.

5. In Chapter 4, how long does James try to fish before he complains that there are no fish?
(a) Quarter hour.
(b) Half an hour.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 25 minutes.

6. Where does Dicey find a recipe for tuna casserole?
(a) Father Joseph gets one for her.
(b) On a can of tuna.
(c) Cookbook.
(d) Back of a package of noodles.

7. How far is it from the college to Bridgeport in a car?
(a) An hour.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 50 minutes.

8. When Dicey makes up a story about their mother getting married, what dress does she say her mother wore?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Cream.

9. In Chapter 4, how many fish does Sammy catch?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

10. How many people are at the beach when the children go to find food in Chapter 5?
(a) A family of 6.
(b) 2 couples.
(c) 3 or 4 familes.
(d) 2 or 3 families.

11. In Chapter 7, after walking through what city do the children have no food and no money?
(a) Milford.
(b) Fairfield.
(c) New Haven.
(d) Norwalk.

12. How far does Dicey estimate that she and her siblings have traveled their first day on the road?
(a) 5 or 6 miles.
(b) 9 miles.
(c) 7 miles.
(d) 8 to 10 miles.

13. How much are bus tickets to Bridgeport?
(a) $2.10.
(b) $2.25.
(c) $2.45.
(d) $2.15.

14. Who goes to church with Eunice?
(a) All the children.
(b) Dicey and Maybeth.
(c) Maybeth and Sammy.
(d) Maybeth.

15. How does James hurt himself when he falls off rocks in Chapter 4?
(a) Sprains his ankle.
(b) Bruises his arm.
(c) Bruises his shoulder.
(d) Hits his hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, how long do the children go to the beach with Stewart before going to their aunt's house?

2. In Part 1, Chapter 2, what does Dicey buy for the first lunch when the kids start walking to Bridgeport?

3. When the children have to wait for low tide to clam, what color sails does Dicey see when she looks off into the ocean?

4. How long has Dicey been awake in Part 1, Chapter 1?

5. By what river are the children in Chapter 7 when they are at a playground and it begins to rain?

(see the answer keys)

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