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

2. In Chapter 5, how much money did the wallet have that Sammy found?
(a) $15.
(b) Around $30.
(c) $13.
(d) Almost $20.

3. Where does the children's maternal grandmother live?
(a) Maryland.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) New Jersey.

4. In Chapter 5, through what types of trees does Dicey look through at the sky when she wakes?
(a) Hickorys and hemlocks.
(b) Oaks and hickorys.
(c) Maples and sycamores.
(d) Pines and kbirch.

5. What job did Dicey's mother have before she lost it?
(a) Housecleaner.
(b) Teacher's aide.
(c) Stocker.
(d) Checker.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what toy does Dicey buy to keep Sammy busy?

2. In Chapter 12, where is Sammy injured after a fight?

3. 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?

4. How long has Dicey been awake in Part 1, Chapter 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Dicey's routine in Chapter 11, and how does it make her feel?

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

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

5. How do the children spend their weekends?

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

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

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

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

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

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