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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. Where have Dicey and her siblings been living with their mother before their mother leaves them in the car?
(a) Middletown.
(b) Provincetown.
(c) New Haven.
(d) Newington.

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

3. How much money does Eunice give Dicey in Chapter 10 to buy food?
(a) $20.
(b) $15.
(c) $25.
(d) $30.

4. 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.

5. 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) 1 1/2 years old.
(c) 2 1/2 years old.
(d) 1 year old.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Dicey's mother?

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

3. Where does the children's maternal grandmother live?

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

5. In Part 1, Chapter 3, how much money do the children find on day 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is living at the children's aunt's house, and what does she tell them?

2. In Chapter 4, how does James get hurt?

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

4. Why does Sergeant Gordo have Dicey come to the police station, and what news does he have for her?

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

6. What does Dicey do when she wakes in Chapter 8, and how does it make her feel?

7. Why does Dicey know that she and her siblings cannot go back to Provincetown?

8. What does Dicey buy to eat on the third day they are walking, and how much money remains?

9. Where do the children shelter for their fourth night on the road, and what do they have to eat?

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

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