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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far does Dicey estimate that she and her siblings have traveled their first day on the road?
(a) 5 or 6 miles.
(b) 7 miles.
(c) 8 to 10 miles.
(d) 9 miles.

2. What name does Dicey give a security guard who stops her when she makes a phone call in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Danny.
(b) Tom.
(c) Bob.
(d) Ricky.

3. Where does Dicey find a recipe for tuna casserole?
(a) Cookbook.
(b) Back of a package of noodles.
(c) Father Joseph gets one for her.
(d) On a can of tuna.

4. In Part 1, Chapter 2, when the fire is out where Dicey and the others are sleeping, how old does Dicey remember Sammy was when he used to run naked down the beach?
(a) 2 1/2 years old.
(b) 1 1/2 years old.
(c) 1 year old.
(d) 2 years old.

5. In Part 2, Chapter 6, what do the children buy from a roadside stand?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Watermelon.
(c) Apples.
(d) Cantaloupe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Eunice give Dicey in Chapter 10 to buy food?

2. How old is Dicey's mother?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 1, what does Dicey do with Maybeth's dress after Maybeth changes into shorts and a shirt?

4. When Dicey makes up a story about their mother getting married, what dress does she say her mother wore?

5. What time do the children arrive in Wilmington?

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