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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III, Chapters 14-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dencey's dress get a mark on it?
(a) Ink spilled on it.
(b) A boy threw dirt at her.
(c) She fell in a puddle.
(d) She brushed up against a cask.

2. What was the cause of the death of the person on the ship?
(a) Poisoning.
(b) Gunshot wound.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Fever.

3. Who is caught throwing pebbles at Lydia's window one night?
(a) Paul.
(b) Tom.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Sammie.

4. Why does Lydia begin to avoid Tom?
(a) She wants to see how serious Tom is.
(b) She is not sure that she wants a steady relationship.
(c) She wants to see other men too.
(d) Her mother thinks she spends too much time with him.

5. Why does Dencey get mad at the boys on the street?
(a) They taunt Hopestill.
(b) They called her father a coward.
(c) They tore her dress.
(d) They make fun of her religion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dencey hate about herself?

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

4. What is the name of the family's religion?

5. What is the name of the brig that has arrived in the harbor?

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