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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Dencey's mother's name?
(a) Linda.
(b) Lynne.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Lisette.

3. What is Dencey's formal name?
(a) Deirdre.
(b) Dionis.
(c) Diana.
(d) Dionysus.

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

5. What names does Sammie Jetsam call Dencey?
(a) Darkie and Portugee Girl.
(b) Darkie and Dimwit.
(c) Darkie and Tattletale.
(d) Teacher's Pet and Portugee Girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What season is arriving at the beginning of the book?

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

3. What happens to the baby of the man who died on the ship?

4. When Sammie admits to Dencey that he cannot read, he is being _________________.

5. Why does Dencey get mad at the boys on the street?

(see the answer key)

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