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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 many tomatoes do the children eat when they pick for Mr. Rudyard?

2. What is the name of James' teacher in Crisfield?

3. What plant covers parts of the house where Abigail Tillerman lives?

4. What color hair does the woman have at the circus who tells the children to get out of a tent?

5. How long was Abigal married?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do the children settle in for the night at the end of Part 2, Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Dicey longs for a home. Why does Dicey decide to settle for a place to live, rather than trying to find a home and what is the difference between a place to live and a home?

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