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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 do Will and Claire bring the children in Part 2, Chapter 10?
(a) New clothes.
(b) Bicycles.
(c) Roller skates.
(d) A puppy.

2. In Part 2, Chapter 7, how far does a woman in a grocery store say it is to Abigail Tillerman's place?
(a) 11 miles.
(b) 7 miles.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 3 miles.

3. In Part 2, Chapter 7, what does Abigail fix for lunch?
(a) Grilled cheese sandwiches.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Chicken noodle soup.
(d) Peanut butter sandwiches.

4. What is the name of the island Abigail wants to take the children to in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) Sunset Island.
(b) Shell Island.
(c) Janes Island.
(d) Reed Island.

5. What time do the children arrive in Wilmington?
(a) 4:30 p.m.
(b) 4 p.m.
(c) 3:45 p.m.
(d) 3:30 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where are Jerry and his father from?

3. To where does Dicey buy tickets after the children get to Wilmington?

4. How much is admission to the circus for kids?

5. Where does Will say the circus will be for a week if they need him in Part 2, Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Jenkins, the Crisfield elementary school counselor, want to figure out Maybeth's place in the school, and what decision does she come to?

2. When Abigail decides that the children can stay with her, what plans does she have to make it work?

3. What does Dicey see when she arrives at her grandmother's place?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 4, what happens when the children stop at a circus?

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

6. In Part 2, Chapter 10, what do the children do when it is raining?

7. Why does Will want to take the children to their grandmother's and why does Dicey want to go alone?

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

9. In Part 2, Chapter 1, where do the children sleep?

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

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