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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 grade is Dicey in?

2. Who does Sammy work with at the circus?

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

4. In Part 2, Chapter 6, what do the children buy from a roadside stand?

5. What does Abigail say is the name of the woman in the grocery store who told Dicey how to find Abigail's place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part 2, Chapter 4, what happens when the children stop at a circus?

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

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

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

6. In Part 2, Chapter 1, where do the children sleep?

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

8. What do the children have for breakfast in Part 2, Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Father Joseph makes plans for Dicey and her siblings. What plans does he make? Why do those plans involve separating the children?

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