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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 grade will Maybeth attend in Crisfield?
(a) 4th.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 1st.

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

3. How old are Jerry and Tom?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

4. In Part 2, Chapter 8, what does Abigail ask Maybeth to pick?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Peas.
(c) Lettuce.
(d) Beans.

5. Where are the children when Will and Claire arrive in Part 2, Chapter 10?
(a) Kitchen.
(b) Barn.
(c) Bedrooms.
(d) Garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Dicey spend after being told to leave the circus?

2. How long have Jerry and Tom been friends?

3. Where are Jerry and his father from?

4. What is the name of James' teacher in Crisfield?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 4, what do the children eat for supper when Sammy does not catch any fish?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the children have for breakfast before Jerry sails them to the eastern shore?

2. How do the children settle in for the night at the end of Part 2, Chapter 3?

3. What does Will do for the children when he takes them into town in Part 2, Chapter 6?

4. What does Dicey see when she arrives at her grandmother's place?

5. Who comes to visit in Part 2, Chapter 10, and what do they bring?

6. How do Dicey's siblings react when she says they should just travel and follow the warm weather?

7. In Part 2, Chapter 10, what do the children do when it is raining?

8. Who are Jerry and Tom, and what do they offer to do for the children?

9. When Abigail decides that the children can stay with her, what plans does she have to make it work?

10. In Part 2, Chapter 4, what happens when the children stop at a circus?

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