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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. How does Dicey's grandmother take her to Crisfield to pick up her siblings?

2. What time do the children wake in Part 2, Chapter 6?

3. Where is Will's booking agent located?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 11, what lies on the island Abigail takes the children to?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What plan does Dicey come up with to stay at their grandmother's?

4. Who comes to visit in Part 2, Chapter 10, and what do they bring?

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

6. How do Dicey's siblings react when she says they should just travel and follow the warm weather?

7. What does Abigail tell the children about their father?

8. In Part 2, Chapter 11, how long does Abigail say that the children can stay?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sammy takes food at a park. Why does Dicey yell at him even though she is proud of him?

Essay Topic 2

Will Hawkins and Claire protect the children. How do Will and Claire protect the children? What do their actions reveal about them and who they are?

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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