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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Tom embarrassed during the Quaker meeting?
(a) He sneezes repeatedly.
(b) He has a coughing attack.
(c) He sings the wrong notes in the hymns.
(d) He has been staring at a beautiful woman.

2. What did the people of Nantucket rely on to make their living?
(a) The sea.
(b) Woodworking.
(c) Textiles.
(d) Agriculture.

3. Who is the wife of the man who died on the ship?
(a) Mavis.
(b) Maria.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Martha.

4. Why does Tom begin to attend many Quaker meetings?
(a) So that he can write articles about them.
(b) So that he can see Lydia.
(c) So that he can better learn the religion.
(d) So that he can become a preacher.

5. What causes a rift between Tom and his father?
(a) Tom's not accepting a dowry from Lydia's family.
(b) Tom's conversion to Quakerism.
(c) Tom's unwillingness to go back to sea.
(d) Tom's desire to move to the mainland.

6. For what is Injun Jill known?
(a) For being a good trapper.
(b) For making wonderful pies.
(c) For being a scholar.
(d) For being an alcoholic.

7. What was the cause of the death of the person on the ship?
(a) Fever.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Gunshot wound.
(d) Poisoning.

8. What is the name of Tom's ship?
(a) Waves of Glory.
(b) Renegade.
(c) White Wave.
(d) Sojourner.

9. Who is Stephen's handicapped daughter?
(a) Crippled Rosie.
(b) Crippled Laura.
(c) Crippled Emma.
(d) Crippled Jane.

10. Why is Dencey thrilled with the new house?
(a) It has a widow's walk.
(b) It has pictures of flowers hanging on the walls.
(c) She has her own room.
(d) It has indoor plumbing.

11. Tom Coffyn returns after how many years at sea?
(a) One.
(b) Seven.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

12. How does Dencey's dress get a mark on it?
(a) She fell in a puddle.
(b) Ink spilled on it.
(c) She brushed up against a cask.
(d) A boy threw dirt at her.

13. Who are the Fragmenters?
(a) Missionaries.
(b) Wool spinners.
(c) Trash collectors.
(d) Boys from the Fragment Society School.

14. What is the name of the brig that has arrived in the harbor?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Renegade.
(c) Ramona.
(d) Revelry.

15. What makes Dencey so happy about spending time with Tom?
(a) He makes riddles for her to answer.
(b) He carves a doll for her.
(c) He sings all the time.
(d) He speaks to her like an adult.

Short Answer Questions

1. What names does Sammie Jetsam call Dencey?

2. All the local children are afraid of ____________.

3. When Sammie admits to Dencey that he cannot read, he is being _________________.

4. What does Sammie do with the piece of ammonite?

5. How does Dencey plan to beg for Sammie's forgiveness?

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