1. What do the young children do on Halloween when Gram and Dicey are not home?
(a) They go into the attic without permission.
(b) They start a small fire in the marsh grass.
(c) They eat the Halloween candy Gram had set aside as a surprise.
(d) They use Gram's old clothes for Halloween costumes.

2. What thought occurs to Dicey when James shows the family Bible with the names of Gram's children written inside?
(a) Dicey thinks the four kids names should be added to the Bible list.
(b) Dicey thinks her mother's name should be lined out.
(c) Dicey thinks the list of names stirs melancholy and gloom.
(d) Dicey thinks the list of names provides mental comfort to Gram.

3. What does Dicey like to do for solitary relaxation each afternoon?
(a) She likes to sit in Gram's wooden rocker on the porch.
(b) She likes to nap in the tall grass behind the barn.
(c) She likes to sit on the hill overlooking the bay.
(d) She looks forward to working on the boat alone each afternoon.

4. During lunch at the mall, what does Gram report was the teacher's review of Sammy?
(a) The teacher said Sammy may need a tutor to help him stay current.
(b) The teacher said Sammy is an angel, quiet and cooperative as can be.
(c) The teacher said Sammy is doing fine, right on course for grade level.
(d) The teacher said Sammy is disruptive and uncooperative.

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