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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 shocks Tom when he returns home?
(a) Lydia is pregnant.
(b) The Meeting House has been destroyed.
(c) Lydia has taken in Stephen's children.
(d) Dencey has lost her front teeth.

2. What does Lydia confront Dencey about in Chapter 23?
(a) Leaving school early the past week.
(b) Not doing all her schoolwork.
(c) Meeting with Sammie at Brown's barn.
(d) Why she stole Stephen's coat.

3. What is Sammie's last name?
(a) Judd.
(b) Johannssen.
(c) Jetsam.
(d) Jessup.

4. Lydia accuses Dencey of falsely worshiping which objects?
(a) The gold necklace.
(b) The pocket watch.
(c) The Oriental jars.
(d) The cameo brooch.

5. Why is Dencey so sad on the day of Nantucket's main event?
(a) Her prize sheep will be entered into the contest.
(b) She won't get any fresh berries.
(c) Her father has not answered her letter.
(d) She is being punished and not allowed to go.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Tom return home from sea?

2. On what condition will Sammie forgive Dencey?

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

4. Why is Lydia unable to get Sammie admitted to the school in #119?

5. Which of the people on the ship has died?

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