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. What is James' first reaction to Maybeth's plight?
(a) He is irritated at Gram for allowing Maybeth to slack.
(b) He is irritated that Maybeth is not emotionally stronger.
(c) He is angry at himself for not realizing how Maybeth's struggles are affecting her.
(d) He is pleased with himself that he is not as slow as Maybeth.

2. What is Gram's announcement that pleases the children?
(a) Their father is living nearby in New York.
(b) Gram intends to legally adopt the children.
(c) The children are moving to Boston to be close to mother.
(d) The four children will not have to separate.

3. What is Dicey's reaction to Jeff's choice of song and lyrics he sings for her?
(a) Dicey stifles back her tears.
(b) Dicey smiles brightly and embraces Jeff.
(c) Dicey laughs and quickly walks away.
(d) Dicey is silent, unmoved and indifferent.

4. What is Gram's announcement concerning finances?
(a) Maryland County Trust Bureau wants to visit the family, possibly to provide funding.
(b) The insurance company has denied a cash settlement for the family.
(c) The insurance company has approved a cash settlement for the family.
(d) They must go on welfare in order to make ends meet.

5. Who is the subject of the long letter mailed from Boston to Gram?
(a) Dicey's father.
(b) Maybeth.
(c) James.
(d) Dicey's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dicey do at the store on the first work Saturday that seems to make a big difference?

2. What does Dicey's new friend say that indicates a true friendship is possible?

3. What is Dicey's suggestion to Gram concerning the teacher note?

4. What does Gram do when she overhears James and Dicey whispering about the family Bible?

5. What do the young children do on Halloween when Gram and Dicey are not home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gram taking Dicey on the shopping trip indicate?

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

3. Dicey relaxes in the yard a few days before school is to begin and thinks about the future. What thoughts are most troubling?

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

5. What is the effect on Dicey when she returns from a brief time out to learn the kids have gone to bed for the night?

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

7. What action does Gram take that compromises her long held principles but demonstrates her willingness to do what needs to be done?

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

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

10. Gram receives along letter from the doctor in Boston about Momma's condition. What are Dicey's thoughts when Gram tells her that there has been no change in Momma's condition?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 828 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample