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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Dimes and nickels.
(b) Dimes.
(c) Pennies and dimes.
(d) Pennies and nickels.

2. What do the girls do in Chapter 4, while the boys try to fish?
(a) Wash their clothes.
(b) Pick berries.
(c) Look for mussels.
(d) Hunt for firewood.

3. Which of the children gets a hole in a sneaker in Chapter 7?
(a) Dicey.
(b) Sammy.
(c) James.
(d) Maybeth.

4. In Part 1, Chapter 2, when the fire is out where Dicey and the others are sleeping, how old does Dicey remember Sammy was when he used to run naked down the beach?
(a) 2 years old.
(b) 2 1/2 years old.
(c) 1 1/2 years old.
(d) 1 year old.

5. 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 wings and four potatoes.
(b) Bread and peanut butter.
(c) Hot dogs and bread.
(d) 2 pounds of chicken thighs and brea.

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

7. What color is everything that Eunice wears in Chapter 10?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Navy.
(d) Dark green.

8. How much money does Dicey have left at the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) $3.80.
(b) $2.85.
(c) $3.25.
(d) $4.20.

9. How much younger is Dicey's grandmother, Abigail, than Cilla?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 12 years.

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

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

12. What does Eunice suggest Dicey fix for dinner in Chapter 10?
(a) Fish sticks.
(b) Clam chowder.
(c) Tuna casserole.
(d) Fish stew.

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

14. What type of car does Stewart have?
(a) VW bug.
(b) Toyota.
(c) VW van.
(d) Honda.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Dicey's mother?

2. How much are bus tickets to Bridgeport?

3. In Chapter 7, after walking through what city do the children have no food and no money?

4. What month is it when Dicey and her siblings are left in the car by their mother?

5. How much money does Eunice give Dicey in Chapter 10 to buy food?

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