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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. When is Dicey's birthday?

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

3. How long does Dicey remember that a big boy she knew in Provincetown ran away from home and kept coming to school and no one knew?

4. What is the name of the island Abigail wants to take the children to in Part 2, Chapter 11?

5. How far do Dicey and her siblings have to jump from the dock to Jerry's father's boat?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Part 2, Chapter 10, what do the children do when it is raining?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Voigt use more metaphors or similes in Homecoming? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 2

Windy and Stewart are college students who help the children. Does James betray their kindness?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and character? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

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