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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III, Chapters 20-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Tom and Dencey do on their expeditions?
(a) Recite Bible verses.
(b) Gather firewood.
(c) Make up silly songs.
(d) Discuss various plants and flowers.

2. Why does Sammie give the book back to Dencey?
(a) He is not a Christian.
(b) He only likes picture books.
(c) He feels bad about taking it from her.
(d) He cannot read.

3. On what street does Elias' house sit?
(a) North Water Street.
(b) Bay View Street.
(c) Port Street.
(d) South Harbor Street.

4. What promise does Dencey say she cannot keep?
(a) Never to see Sammie again.
(b) To go to choir practice.
(c) To not sing in the house.
(d) To walk to school with Rosie.

5. At whose home does Sammie live?
(a) Captain Thwaits.
(b) Mr. Everman.
(c) Injun Jill's.
(d) Rev. Westmoreland's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Dencey so sad on the day of Nantucket's main event?

2. What does Dencey hate about herself?

3. What does Dencey realize when Injun Jill finds Dencey and Sammie in the middle of a reading lesson?

4. What is on the chart that Dencey brings to the next lesson with Sammie?

5. What time does Tom return home from sea?

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