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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. Who is Lydia's brother with the twelve children?
(a) Paul.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Stephen.

2. Lydia is glad to know that Dencey and Sammie were not meeting in Brown's barn for _______________.
(a) Religious reasons.
(b) Romantic reasons.
(c) Secret reasons.
(d) Play practice.

3. What is the name of the family's religion?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Congregationalist.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Catholic.

4. Which of the following is NOT something that tugs at Dencey's loneliness while in her room?
(a) Lydia's baking popovers.
(b) The family's conversations.
(c) A pie eating contest.
(d) The family playing outside.

5. Injun Jill's erratic behavior is affected by _____________________.
(a) Her mental illness.
(b) Her joint disease.
(c) Her alcoholism.
(d) Her speech impediment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tom come home earlier than expected from the whaling trip?

2. What story does Elias tell Dencey that frightens her for the first time?

3. How does Injun Jill try to hurt Sammie when he doesn't do what she thinks he should?

4. What shocks Tom when he returns home?

5. What does Dencey realize when Injun Jill finds Dencey and Sammie in the middle of a reading lesson?

(see the answer key)

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