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

2. What book does Dencey give to Sammie?
(a) Pilgrim's Progress.
(b) Robinson Crusoe.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Little Women.

3. When Sammie admits to Dencey that he cannot read, he is being _________________.
(a) Bold.
(b) Vulnerable.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Dishonest.

4. What does Sammie do with the piece of ammonite?
(a) Buries it.
(b) Crushes it in his hands.
(c) Throws it against a tree.
(d) Smashes it under his foot.

5. What does Dencey bring so that Sammie would have something new to read?
(a) Lydia's poetry.
(b) Rev. Westmoreland's sermon.
(c) Her Uncle Hubert's sermon.
(d) Aunt Lovesta's sermon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What change does Lydia make to Dencey's room so that Dencey can think about what she has done and why she is being punished?

3. What does Lydia return to Sammie?

4. How does Dencey plan to beg for Sammie's forgiveness?

5. Who is the ten-year-old girl taken in by Lydia and Tom?

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