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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III, Chapters 20-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For what is Injun Jill known?
(a) For being a good trapper.
(b) For being an alcoholic.
(c) For being a scholar.
(d) For making wonderful pies.

3. What cruel reality does Dencey realize about Sammie's life?
(a) He has a club foot.
(b) He is a slow learner.
(c) He has a speech impediment.
(d) He has no one to care for him.

4. At whose home does Sammie live?
(a) Mr. Everman.
(b) Rev. Westmoreland's.
(c) Injun Jill's.
(d) Captain Thwaits.

5. Which of the following does Dencey NOT do as an act of forgiveness for Sammie?
(a) She shares a pie.
(b) She feeds the dog.
(c) She gives him a piece of ammonite.
(d) She apologizes publicly in church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Dencey and Sammie worried about the reading lessons?

2. What do Tom and Dencey do on their expeditions?

3. In a letter, Tom tells Lydia that he must go to ________________ to find more whales.

4. What promise does Dencey say she cannot keep?

5. What time does Tom return home from sea?

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