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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 is the name of Lydia and Tom's baby boy?
(a) Samuel.
(b) James.
(c) Ariel.
(d) Jonathan.

2. On what condition will Sammie forgive Dencey?
(a) If she will have lunch with him at school.
(b) If she will bake him a birthday cake.
(c) If she will help him chop wood.
(d) If she will teach him how to read.

3. What promise does Dencey say she cannot keep?
(a) To walk to school with Rosie.
(b) Never to see Sammie again.
(c) To go to choir practice.
(d) To not sing in the house.

4. Why did Tom not bring presents for the twelve children?
(a) He left them on the ship.
(b) He didn't have time to buy anything.
(c) He didn't know they were now living in his house.
(d) He didn't have the money to buy so many gifts.

5. For what length of time is Tom home on this visit?
(a) Three months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Eight weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sammie doing when Dencey arrives at the cottage where he lives?

2. Tom brought Dency sea shells and a _________________.

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

4. What is the main event of Spring on Nantucket?

5. When Sammie admits to Dencey that he cannot read, he is being _________________.

(see the answer key)

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