Downright Dencey Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Caroline Dale Snedeker
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Downright Dencey Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Caroline Dale Snedeker
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 does Sammie do with the piece of ammonite?
(a) Smashes it under his foot.
(b) Buries it.
(c) Crushes it in his hands.
(d) Throws it against a tree.

2. Who is the young woman who has caught Tom's attention?
(a) Lydia Severance.
(b) Louise Selby.
(c) Lauren Smythe.
(d) Lynne Sexton.

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

4. How long does Tom expect to be gone on this whaling trip?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two years.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) A year.

5. Why did Tom not bring presents for the twelve children?
(a) He left them on the ship.
(b) He didn't know they were now living in his house.
(c) He didn't have the money to buy so many gifts.
(d) He didn't have time to buy anything.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom Coffyn returns after how many years at sea?

2. What is Dencey's mother's name?

3. What makes Dencey so happy about spending time with Tom?

4. Who is Hopestill?

5. Into whose home does Lydia and Tom's family move?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Tom and Dencey spend their time together while he is home from the sea?

2. How does Dencey react to Sammie's vulnerability, and what plan does she need to make for what she wants to do to help Sammie now?

3. What is the family's response to Tom's homecoming, and what shock is in store for Tom regarding the size of his family now?

4. How does Sammie react to Dencey and her mission of forgiveness?

5. Where does the Coffyn family move? Why do they like it, especially Dencey?

6. How does Tom Coffyn meet Lydia Severance?

7. What does Tom promise his nieces and nephews as he was not aware of their presence in the home and did not bring any gifts for them?

8. Explain the class system on Nantucket.

9. What does Tom do in order to marry Lydia?

10. How does Dencey's faith compare to her cousin Hopestill's faith?

(see the answer keys)

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