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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Tekoa's hair in "The Binnacle Boy"?

2. What visitor of Miss Frye's is dressed in a black mourning dress for her son in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

3. What is the name of Miss Frye's usual maid whom she awaits in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

4. What time is it in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy" when Miss Frye realizes her maid is late?

5. Who says it is important to hear the confessions so that they might find out the truth about the Orion in Chapter 3 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Tekoa Peel? What is her role in "The Binnacle Boy"?

2. How does Miss Frye feel about the death of Sarah in "The Binnacle Boy"? What is ironic in the end of the story?

3. How does Miss Frye react to the news of her son's death in "The Binnacle Boy"?

4. How is the statue described in "The Binnacle Boy"? Where is it placed in Chapter 2?

5. Why do the visitors in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy" say they have come?

6. What does Ethan represent to Miss Frye symbolically in "The Binnacle Boy"?

7. What is anticipated in the beginning of Chapter 1 in "The Binnacle Boy"?

8. In what way does the Binnacle Boy evolve into a graven image?

9. How is the character of Ethan described in "The Binnacle Boy"?

10. What time of year is it in the beginning of "The Binnacle Boy"? How is this revealed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss examples of metaphor and simile in Chapter 1 of "Saint Crispin's Follower." How does the author describe the weather vane in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Identify and analyze examples of imagery and foreshadowing in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy." What about the garden represents foreshadowing?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the townspeople whom Nicholas encounters in Chapter 2 of "Saint Crispin's Follower." How large does the city of Charleston appear based on the text?

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