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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. The ground of Nantucket is primarily _______________.
(a) Sandy.
(b) Shale.
(c) Clay.
(d) Granite.

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

3. For what is Injun Jill known?
(a) For making wonderful pies.
(b) For being a good trapper.
(c) For being an alcoholic.
(d) For being a scholar.

4. Which of the following is something Aunt Lovesta does NOT tell Dencey that Dencey can do?
(a) Take Sammie to Aunt Lovesta's.
(b) Be kind to Sammie.
(c) Take food to Sammie.
(d) Make pies when her mother is out.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sammie drop when Dencey throws a rock at him?

2. What makes Dencey so happy about spending time with Tom?

3. Why does the fire alarm in town sound as Sammie is ready to leave with Professor Snubshoe?

4. What is the name of Tom's ship?

5. Who takes care of Martha when she, too, falls ill?

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