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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. In Annapolis, what does Dicey buy for lunch from a stall in an open market?
(a) Sausage and biscuit sandwiches.
(b) Hot dogs.
(c) Burritos.
(d) Walking tacos.

2. What does Dicey find when she goes into the barn to get potatoes?
(a) Old tractor.
(b) Rusty pickup.
(c) Rowboat.
(d) Sailboat.

3. Where does James think they need to reach in order to be safe from being sent back to Eunice's in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Delaware.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) New York.

4. What grade will Maybeth attend in Crisfield?
(a) 2nd.
(b) 4th.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 1st.

5. How long does Dicey remember that a big boy she knew in Provincetown ran away from home and kept coming to school and no one knew?
(a) 5 months.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) 16 weeks.
(d) Months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What route does Will drive when he takes the children to Crisfield?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 11, what type of bathrobe is Abigail wearing when Dicey finds her in the kitchen writing?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 10, how does Abigail want to punish Sammy for riding off on his bike and being gone so long?

4. What plans does James have for making money at Abigail's?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 6, how many big muscular men back up Will when he confronts Mr. Rudyard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mr. Rudyard starts chasing the children in Hurlock?

2. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 1, what does Dicey decide about finding a home?

3. Why does Abigail say that she cannot keep the children?

4. At the end of Part 2, Chapter 9, what do Dicey and her grandmother disagree about regarding Sammy?

5. What do the children have for breakfast before Jerry sails them to the eastern shore?

6. What do the children have for breakfast in Part 2, Chapter 2?

7. How does Dicey compare herself and her siblings to other kids they see in Part 2, Chapter 4?

8. At the end of Part 2, Chapter 10, what argument do Dicey and her grandmother have about Sammy?

9. What does Mrs. Rudyard send for the children to eat when they pick tomatoes?

10. Who are Jerry and Tom, and what do they offer to do for the children?

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