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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When Dicey falls asleep while James is telling the story of Hansel and Gretel, what time does she awake?
(a) 11:30 a.m.
(b) 12 p.m.
(c) 11 a.m.
(d) 12:30 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of instrument does Edie have?

2. Where does Stewart take the children for lunch?

3. In Chapter 8, what time does Stewart have a class?

4. Which of the children gets a hole in a sneaker in Chapter 7?

5. When Dicey makes up a story about their mother getting married, what dress does she say her mother wore?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Stewart missing $20 in Chapter 8?

2. What does Dicey buy in Chapter 4, and how does the clerk help her?

3. After going to the bathroom, why do Dicey and her siblings not go back to the car before they set off walking?

4. What do the Tillerman children look like?

5. Why does Eunice wake Dicey early in Chapter 10?

6. What plans are made for the children in Chapter 9?

7. In Chapter 10, what does Dicey buy at the store, and how does she get a recipe for tuna casserole?

8. How do the children spend their weekends?

9. In Chapter 5, where does Sammy get food, and why does Dicey get upset?

10. What does Father Joseph tell Dicey about her mother's family?

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