Chapter 1 and 2
Chapter 3 and 4
Chapter 5 and 6
Chapter 7-10
Chapters 11 and 12
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Why did Dicey get a job at such a young age?
What is : She wanted to be able to give each sibling an allowance and help her grandmother.
100
Whis is Gram so upset when Maybeth isn't home?
What is : She is worried sick that something has happened to her.
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What book did James get from Miss Ties to read with Maybeth?
What is : Green Eggs and Ham
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What did Mr. Cappelle do once Mina convinced him Dicey really knew the person in her essay?
What is : He apologized to Dicey and gave her an "A".
100
How did Gram and Dicey get home?
What is : THey took a train and planned on taking a couple of buses from the train station.
200
What does Dicey enjoy most?
What is : She enjoys working on the old boat.
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Why is Dicey gong to be such a good help to Millie?
What is : Millie can't read and is making many mistakes when she orders from the distributor.
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What does Millie remember after Gram married John?
What is : She didn't see Gram much after she married John and just figured she was working on the farm.
200
What plans did James have for his birthday?
What is : James had his friend Toby spend the night.
200
What did Dr. Epstein say would happen to Momma's body?
What is : It would be given over for medical research.
300
Why is it so difficult for Dicey to let Gram take care of her younger siblings?
What is : She has always taken care of them.
300
Why did Gram buy wool?
What is : She is going to make sweaters for the children.
300
Why does Dicey ask Millie about Gram?
What is Dicey is curious about Gram and her mother
300
What does Mina think is the cause of Sammy fighting?
What is : She thinks the kids might be making fun of Gram.
400
What does Dicey see when she tries on the brown dress?
What is : She sees a different looking girl with a nice figure.
400
What did Sammy do to get into trouble at school?
What is : Sammy lost a bet and had to kiss Margaret.
400
What did Gram do with the marbles she found in the attic?
What is : She went and played with the second graders at recess.
400
Why didn't they need to take the buses back to Crisfield?
What is :Mr. Lingerle and the children met Gram and Dicey at the train station.
500
Why did Maybeth's music teacher want to meet with Gram?
What is : He wants to give Maybeth piano lessons after school for five dollars a lesson.
500
What goes through Dicey's mind when Gram invites Mr. Lingerle to stay for dinner?
What is : Mr. Lingerle is a big man, and Dicey wasn't sure they had enough food for him.
500
What did James do to prepare himself to teach Maybeth to read?
What is : James went to the library and checked out books on different ways to teach reading.
500
Where did Gram announce she was taking Dicey?
What is : Gram and Dicey are going to Boston to see about Momma.
500
What did Gram finally do at the end of the story?
What is : She opened up to the children with stories of the past.
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