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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 name does Dicey give a security guard who stops her when she makes a phone call in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Ricky.
(b) Danny.
(c) Bob.
(d) Tom.

2. What do Edie and Louis bring James to eat in Chapter 5?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Pears.
(d) Apples.

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

4. How many jobs does Dicey get washing windows in Chapter 11?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

5. When Dicey makes up a story about their mother getting married, what dress does she say her mother wore?
(a) Cream.
(b) Pink.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money do the children earn carrying groceries to people's cars in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 4, how many fish does Sammy catch?

3. What type of instrument does Edie have?

4. How much younger is Dicey's grandmother, Abigail, than Cilla?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, how do the children make some money?

3. Who finds Dicey in Chapter 7, and what does he do?

4. What happens when Dicey goes to call the bus stations and find out prices of tickets?

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

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

7. How do the children spend their weekends?

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

9. How do the days and nights run togther in Dicey's mind by Chapter 7?

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

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