1. What comment by Millie about a younger Gram seems strange to Dicey?
(a) Millie saw Gram very seldom after the marriage and she always seemed happy.
(b) Millie saw Gram very seldom after the marriage and she never seemed happy.
(c) Millie hardly saw Gram over the years after marriage, then she got "queer".
(d) Gram never spoke to Millie for years after the marriage to Tillerman.

2. What image of her mother comes to her mind as Dicey is sitting alone on the dock at sunset?
(a) An image of her young mother laughing and running in the farm fields.
(b) An image of her smiling mother in her gown on her wedding day.
(c) A police photo of her mother's dazed face and short cropped hair.
(d) A photo of her mother from the Boston newspaper.

3. What is Dicey's reaction as Gram silently reads the long letter?
(a) Dicey is happy for Maybeth.
(b) Dicey is angry at James.
(c) Dicey is impatient and fidgety.
(d) Dicey is angry at her father.

4. What is Mr. Lingerle's mood after staying with the kids all day Saturday?
(a) He is disappointed with Maybeth.
(b) He stays for dinner and relaxes with the family after dinner.
(c) He is irritated with James and angry with Sammy.
(d) He is tired and hurries to take his leave.

5. What is it about the changed circumstances that has brought each of the kids to insecurity and doubt?
(a) The new hope that life is about to get a whole lot better.
(b) Courts, lawyers, schools and social workers cannot be totally trusted.
(c) The four will likely have to split up because no one person can handle all 4.
(d) Gram might be too weak and fragile to permanently handle their lives.