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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lydia confront Dencey about in Chapter 23?
(a) Why she stole Stephen's coat.
(b) Meeting with Sammie at Brown's barn.
(c) Leaving school early the past week.
(d) Not doing all her schoolwork.

2. What new article of clothing does Stephen receive?
(a) Coat.
(b) Gloves.
(c) Hat.
(d) Boots.

3. Why are Dencey and Sammie worried about the reading lessons?
(a) They are afraid that Dencey's mother won't approve.
(b) They are afraid that Injun Jill will find them.
(c) They are afraid that they won't finish in time for Sammie to register for school.
(d) They are afraid that the church elders will find out what they are doing.

4. How does Sammie try to cover up his uneasiness about being with Dencey?
(a) He tries to appear smarter than he is.
(b) He tries to be funny.
(c) He tries to hurt her feelings.
(d) He tries to make her angry.

5. What behavior has Dencey exhibited lately that worries Lydia?
(a) Depression.
(b) Sullenness.
(c) Giddiness.
(d) Defiance.

6. What does Dencey find during her exploration?
(a) An arrow.
(b) The Arabian Nights Entertainments book.
(c) A bushel of apples.
(d) A tadpole.

7. What is something that Sammie notes about the Coffyn house which he craves?
(a) Nourishing food.
(b) Prayer rituals.
(c) Woodworking skills.
(d) Mental pursuits.

8. What is Sammie's demeanor when Dencey shows him the chart?
(a) Grateful.
(b) Appreciative.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Combative.

9. Who has Injun Jill told about Dencey and Sammie's meetings for reading lessons?
(a) Elias.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Tom.
(d) Samuel.

10. Which of the following was NOT a way that Sammie felt being around Dencey?
(a) Resentful.
(b) Shy.
(c) Confident.
(d) Ashamed.

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

12. What does The Committee on Sufferings remove from the Coffyn house?
(a) A chair with a rose carved into the wood.
(b) Ruffled curtains.
(c) Painted coffee cups.
(d) A crimson rug.

13. Dicky Dick tells Sammie that _______________ is not Sammie's mother.
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Aunt Lovesta.
(c) Sara.
(d) Injun Jill.

14. What are Dencey's meals when she is confined to her room for punishment?
(a) Bread and milk.
(b) Berries and milk.
(c) Bread and water.
(d) Porridge and water.

15. Where do Dencey and Sammie decide to hide the item from Injun Jill?
(a) A well.
(b) An old wrecked ship.
(c) A cellar.
(d) A cave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is saved during the event in #175?

2. What change does Lydia make to Dencey's room so that Dencey can think about what she has done and why she is being punished?

3. What complicates the search for Dencey?

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

5. Why does Sammie think he could not kiss Dencey?

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