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

2. How old are Jerry and Tom?

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

4. After Dicey and Maybeth open windows upstairs and make the beds, what is Abigail doing when they come downstairs in Part 2, Chapter 8?

5. What do Will and Claire bring the children in Part 2, Chapter 10?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Father Joseph makes assumptions about Liza and the Tillerman family. What assumptions does Father Joseph make? How do his assumptions affect what he thinks of the family and how he treats them?

Essay Topic 3

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does Voigt use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

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