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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. What is Gram's matter of fact statement concerning the kids?
(a) Dicey should not concern herself about the kids.
(b) James probably will be better off within one year.
(c) The family will proceed with the adoptions.
(d) Maybeth will be worse within one year.

2. What tasks does Dicey do that she thinks will make a big difference in the store?
(a) Dust the cobwebs from the ceiling and corners.
(b) Replace the burned out light bulbs in the display cases.
(c) Scrape old stickers from the windows and the entrance door.
(d) Wash the shelves and each can on the shelves.

3. What is Dicey's reaction to the fact she might not need to meet with the teacher?
(a) She thinks the school people are too intrusive.
(b) She is happy to not have the responsibility.
(c) She resents the lawyer's presence in their lives.
(d) She is angry at Gram.

4. What is Maybeth able to do at school that Dicey is determined not to do?
(a) Maybeth develops a respect for teachers that Dicey cannot seem to do.
(b) Maybeth sits and reads for hours at the school library.
(c) Maybeth is making friends at school.
(d) Maybeth works harder than every other student in her class.

5. What does Dicey conclude about her own standing in her class?
(a) All of her classmates are advanced far beyond the level of Dicey's previous school.
(b) Not a one of her classmates is as smart as Dicey.
(c) All of her classmates seem to be smarter than Dicey.
(d) Wilhemina seems to be the only other person in the class as smart as Dicey.

Short Answer Questions

1. During lunch at the mall, what does Gram report was the teacher's review of James?

2. During lunch at the mall, what does Gram report was the teacher's review of Sammy?

3. As they discuss school, what trait about James does Dicey remind herself ?

4. What thought occurs to Dicey as she watches James try to calm Maybeth?

5. What is the subject matter in English class that Dicey finds boring?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Sammy insist upon helping work on the sailboat, why does Dicey get irritated?

2. When Maybeth is discouraged and upset by how others treat her, what does James' reaction indicate?

3. How is Dicey's thinking impacted when she learns Millie cannot read?

4. How does the time in Provincetown appear to have impact upon James as the school year gets underway?

5. What does Sammy striving to be the perfect student ultimately lead to?

6. How does the current condition of the sailboat and Dicey's plans for it align with the current situation of the kids?

7. How does the small sailboat Dicey finds in the barn anchor her thoughts on this day?

8. What action does Gram take that signals maybe there is a chance for a stable future in Maryland?

9. What is the impact on Gram's life now that the children have settled in at the farm?

10. What is the importance of the presence of Mr. Limgerle as the babysitter and staying as dinner guest?

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