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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what dress does Maybeth wear to church?
(a) Striped dress.
(b) Frilly pink dress.
(c) Checkered dress.
(d) Lacey lavender dress.

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

3. How many streets does Sammy cross with lights at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

4. How old was Dicey's mother when she ran off with a merchant mariner?
(a) 19.
(b) 24.
(c) 23.
(d) 21.

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

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

7. How many police cars do the children see in Chapter 6?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

8. In Chapter 8, what does Dicey have for breakfast in the diner?
(a) Waffles.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Eggs and toast.
(d) Crepes.

9. What time does Eunice get home from work?
(a) 5:40 p.m.
(b) 6:20 p.m.
(c) 6:10 p.m.
(d) 5:50 p.m.

10. What color hair do the couple have that are also staying at the campground in Chapter 4?
(a) Blond.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

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

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

13. How much money do the Tillerman children have in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) $13.80.
(b) $18.75.
(c) $11.50.
(d) $22.25.

14. In Part 1, Chapter 2, what does Dicey buy for the first lunch when the kids start walking to Bridgeport?
(a) Apples and doughnuts.
(b) Pears and English muffins.
(c) Apples and bread.
(d) Oranges and doughnuts.

15. Where does Stewart take the children for lunch?
(a) A&W.
(b) Wendy's.
(c) Burger King.
(d) McDonald's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair does the young man have who shows Dicey how to clam?

2. How many children did Dicey's grandmother have?

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

4. In Chapter 11, how much money does Dicey earn weekly to wash windows?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what park does Dicey think they should stay at when they get there?

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