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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ____________ doesn't try to get in touch with Jeff after the incident they shared.
(a) Wilhemina
(b) Melody
(c) Maybeth
(d) Dicey

2. ____________ tells Jeff that Dicey and her siblings traveled alone to their home when their mother was put into a mental hospital.
(a) Andy
(b) Maybeth
(c) Dicey
(d) Wilhemina

3. Which of Dicey's sisters is quiet, gentle, and has a beautiful singing voice?
(a) Mary
(b) Annie
(c) Maybeth
(d) Christine

4. Jeff realizes he would really treasure the ________________ as a connection to the past.
(a) Engagement ring
(b) Stocks
(c) Picture
(d) Jade ring

5. When Dicey's ______________ dies, Jeff understands and he knows to leave her alone.
(a) Father
(b) Mother
(c) Sister
(d) Brother

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Professor goes to Baltimore, who does he stay with on these nights?

2. James tells Jeff that Dicey knows how to __________ and did it frequently on their trip after their mother was put in the hospital.

3. The Professor reveals that Melody's ______________ hurt him repeatedly.

4. As the spring comes, Jeff prepares the _____________ and begins to see the herons again.

5. Jeff thinks the Tillermans worry not about _____________, but about living right for each other, together.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jeff decide to stay instead of running away from Melody as she sits on the lawn?

2. Who is waiting for Jeff when he returns from his visit with Melody?

3. What had Melody told Jeff she would have done if he was a girl instead of a boy?

4. What does Jeff begin to do in order to see Dicey more often, meeting her brother at the same time?

5. What does Jeff realize about Dicey when Dicey's mother dies?

6. What does Jeff realize about the Professor's expectations of him at school?

7. Why do Brother Thomas and the Professor show up at the amusement park to see Jeff?

8. What does Jeff do during the last free period of the day during his sophomore year of high school?

9. What was Phil's impression of Jeff's mother when she stopped in town to visit Jeff?

10. What does Melody say that she is doing with Max which is why she wants to say goodbye to Jeff?

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