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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Binnacle Boy, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to a waist-high case or stand on the deck of a ship, generally mounted in front of the helmsman, in which navigational instruments are placed for easy and quick reference?
(a) Mast.
(b) Plank.
(c) Binnacle.
(d) Desk.

2. Who takes delight in watching people go to the statue to tell their deepest darkest secrets in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Ethan Frye.
(b) Miss Frye.
(c) Sarah Anderson.
(d) Nicholas Frye.

3. What plant in Miss Frye's garden has deadly leaves that were used to poison the crew in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Tulip.
(b) Daffodil.
(c) Tansy.
(d) Marigold.

4. Where did Miss Frye find her adopted son in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) A crossroads.
(b) Her doorstep.
(c) At church.
(d) On the docks.

5. Miss Frye's mother's assertion of men in "The Binnacle Boy" was that they "are a stench in" what?
(a) "Women's houses."
(b) "God's nostrils."
(c) "Society."
(d) "A boat's hold."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Miss Frye go for the first time after her visitors leave in Chapter 3 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

2. Who was Sarah's sweetheart that died on board the Orion in "The Binnacle Boy"?

3. That time do the church bells indicate when Tekoa sees someone approach the statue in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

4. Where does one of the visitors notice Tekoa looking in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

5. What had Miss Frye's natural sons developed a taste for in "The Binnacle Boy"?

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