View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ____________ tells Jeff he worries he might be losing touch with Jeff again.
(a) Andy
(b) Brother Thomas
(c) The Professor
(d) Phil

2. What is Jeff surprised to find on his report card, though his father is not?
(a) All As
(b) All Bs
(c) All Ds
(d) All Fs

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

4. What did Jeff do in Charleston on his last day so that no one else could have it?
(a) Sank the boat
(b) Broke his guitar
(c) Hid his diary
(d) Burn the house

5. Melody says that she merely wants a ______________ from Jeff before she leaves on a trip.
(a) Kiss
(b) Hug
(c) Promise
(d) Goodbye

Short Answer Questions

1. Jeff feels that if he didn't keep all of his emotions hidden away, he would fall apart into ______________.

2. Jeff tells the Professor that Melody had said she would have taken him with her had Jeff been _____________.

3. Who is the girl that Jeff meets when he is playing his guitar, though she leaves abruptly the first time?

4. What is Jeff on again during his sophomore year of high school, though he would never have thought it to be the case?

5. The Professor talks about how his book has been successful, and that they can move to a _____________ in Baltimore if they want.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Ten days before school lets out, what does Jeff see when he reaches his house?

5. Why does Sammy think that if his sister turned out to be like their mom it wouldn't be a bad thing?

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

7. Why does Jeff suddenly feel that his life is rich at the start of this chapter?

8. What does Melody believe about the reason why Jeff decided to stay with his father instead of with her?

9. What does Jeff begin to realize the principal at his school and Melody did when he receives all As?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 636 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample