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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. Who is the youngest of Stephen's children?
(a) Alice.
(b) Madelyn.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Hannah.

2. Why does Lydia begin to avoid Tom?
(a) She is not sure that she wants a steady relationship.
(b) Her mother thinks she spends too much time with him.
(c) She wants to see other men too.
(d) She wants to see how serious Tom is.

3. What season is arriving at the beginning of the book?
(a) Spring.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

4. Which of the people on the ship has died?
(a) Captain Harley Wittmore.
(b) Rev. Harlan Wilson.
(c) Captain Henry White.
(d) Mr. James White.

5. What story does Elias tell Dencey that frightens her for the first time?
(a) Being snowed in for weeks during a blizzard as a boy.
(b) The horrors of hell for those who disobey God.
(c) When he fell overboard a whaling ship.
(d) When Indians attacked his house when he was a boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what street does Elias' house sit?

2. How many children does Lydia's brother, Stephen, have?

3. What time does Tom return home from sea?

4. Why did Tom not bring presents for the twelve children?

5. For what does Lydia chastise Dencey regarding the Oriental jars?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dencey learn about Sammie's home life when she finds him at Injun Jill's?

2. What is Dencey's plan to get Sammie to forgive her and what risk does she take if she carries it out?

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

4. How does Tom Coffyn meet Lydia Severance?

5. Why is Lydia so concerned about the strength of Dencey's religious faith?

6. How do Lydia and Tom greet each other even though Lydia had been almost despondent without her husband?

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

8. How does Dencey feel about her father's homecoming after so many delays?

9. What does Dencey think about as she sits in her room?

10. What disheartening news does Lydia receive in a letter from Tom?

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