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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 10, what do Will and Claire eat for lunch at Abigail's?

2. How old are Jerry and Tom?

3. Who does Sammy work with at the circus?

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

5. When is Dicey's birthday?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do Sammy, James, and Maybeth get to their grandmother's place?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eunice takes in the children even though it requires her to change her plans. What does duty have to do with Eunice’s decision to take in the children?

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

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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