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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 Part 2, Chapter 9, what time does Dicey wake?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 4, what time do the children get going?

3. What game does Abigail find for the chldren to play in the evenings in Part 2, Chapter 11?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 4, how much does Dicey spend on food at a market in Easton?

5. What do Will and Claire bring the children in Part 2, Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dicey get directions to her grandmother's house?

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

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

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

5. What does Will do for the children when he takes them into town in Part 2, Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Father Joseph makes assumptions about Liza and the Tillerman family. What assumptions does Father Joseph make? How do his assumptions affect what he thinks of the family and how he treats them?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The Tillerman children have a lot to deal with after their mother leaves. How do the events in Homecoming help the children mature and grow?

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