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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. What phase is the moon as Dicey watches the sun rise in Part 2, Chapter 9?

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

3. How long is Jerry's father's boat?

4. How much money does Dicey have left at the end of Part 2, Chapter 2?

5. In Annapolis, what does Dicey buy for lunch from a stall in an open market?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before events begin in Homecoming. How do backstories provide insight into characters and events? What is the importance of backstories in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Dicey’s mother leaves her in charge of her three younger siblings. What decisions does Dicey have to make when she is left in charge of her siblings? How do her decisions affect the four of them?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in Homecoming? How does Voigt provide clues regarding when the story takes place?

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