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

2. What is Sammie doing when Dencey arrives at the cottage where he lives?
(a) Building a fire.
(b) Rubbing down a horse.
(c) Feeding chickens.
(d) Chopping wood.

3. Why does Sammie suggest going to Brown's barn?
(a) It would protect them from the bad weather.
(b) He can feed the animals as they talk.
(c) It is closer to Dencey's house.
(d) It is a very quiet place.

4. Who is the ten-year-old girl taken in by Lydia and Tom?
(a) Peggy Runnel.
(b) Ellen Mortimer.
(c) Sara Weston.
(d) Patricia Ramsey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sammie's last name?

2. What did the people of Nantucket rely on to make their living?

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

4. On what condition will Sammie forgive Dencey?

5. Which of the following does Tom NOT bring back from the Orient?

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