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

2. What summer course is Windy taking?
(a) Biology.
(b) Archaeology.
(c) Biochemistry.
(d) Geology.

3. How much money does James take in Chapter 8?
(a) $5.
(b) $15.
(c) $20.
(d) $10.

4. When the children have to wait for low tide to clam, what color sails does Dicey see when she looks off into the ocean?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, how long have the children been with Eunice when Dicey asks Father Joseph if he has heard from the church in Crisfield?

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

3. In Chapter 4, where do the children get water to drink?

4. What color is Stewart's car?

5. How old is Dicey in Part 1, Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who stays with James while Dicey and Maybeth go fishing in Chapter 5?

2. What does Dicey discover when she looks at a map to see how far they traveled their first day walking?

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

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

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

6. Where does Stewart take the children before the takes them to their aunt's house?

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

8. What does Dicey decide to do at the end of Chapter 12, and why?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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