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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When they children stop at a supermarket on Beach Road in Part 1, Chapter 3, what does Dicey buy to eat?

3. What job did Dicey's mother have before she lost it?

4. How much money do the Tillerman children have in Part 1, Chapter 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do the children spend their weekends?

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

6. In Chapter 10, what does Dicey buy at the store, and how does she get a recipe for tuna casserole?

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

8. What does Father James bring for the children, and what do they still need?

9. Why do the children hurry away in Chapter 6?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

James’ role on the trip changes. How and why does his role change as they travel?

Essay Topic 2

The Tillerman children have limited resources on their journey. How and why do the children have to be resourceful?

Essay Topic 3

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does Voigt use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

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