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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III, Chapters 27-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Injun Jill's quest?
(a) To find and steal Sammie's book.
(b) To find who raided the meat from her storehouse.
(c) To find her brother's killer.
(d) To find who set her horses free.

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

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

5. Which of the following does NOT describe the Quaker people?
(a) Faithful.
(b) Assertive.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Obedient.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name is given to the boys who torment Dencey on the street?

2. What does Dencey bring so that Sammie would have something new to read?

3. What names does Sammie Jetsam call Dencey?

4. Why does Sammie suggest going to Brown's barn?

5. What devastating news does Sammie tell Dencey?

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