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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Chapters 7-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Hopestill related to Dencey?
(a) They are not related.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are step sisters.
(d) They are sisters.

2. What cruel reality does Dencey realize about Sammie's life?
(a) He has a speech impediment.
(b) He has no one to care for him.
(c) He has a club foot.
(d) He is a slow learner.

3. Why can Lydia not marry Tom?
(a) He is outside the Meeting.
(b) She is promised to someone else.
(c) He is too old.
(d) Her parents do not approve of him.

4. What causes a rift between Tom and his father?
(a) Tom's not accepting a dowry from Lydia's family.
(b) Tom's unwillingness to go back to sea.
(c) Tom's desire to move to the mainland.
(d) Tom's conversion to Quakerism.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the boys playing as the book opens?

2. What was the cause of the death of the person on the ship?

3. Who fills Dencey's basket with food before she goes to visit Sammie?

4. The ground of Nantucket is primarily _______________.

5. What do the boys on the street call Dencey?

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