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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. Who has Injun Jill told about Dencey and Sammie's meetings for reading lessons?
(a) Elias.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Tom.

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

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

4. What is something that Sammie notes about the Coffyn house which he craves?
(a) Nourishing food.
(b) Prayer rituals.
(c) Woodworking skills.
(d) Mental pursuits.

5. What devastating news does Sammie tell Dencey?
(a) He is going to work on a whaling ship.
(b) He is going to work for Professor Snubshoe.
(c) He is moving to the mainland.
(d) Injun Jill has died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Tom return home from sea?

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

3. Why does Lydia begin to avoid Tom?

4. Why does Lydia scold Dencey when Lydia returns home?

5. Why is Dencey so sad on the day of Nantucket's main event?

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