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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. Which of the people on the ship has died?
(a) Captain Harley Wittmore.
(b) Captain Henry White.
(c) Mr. James White.
(d) Rev. Harlan Wilson.

2. Where does Dencey sit to think about what she has done to Sammie?
(a) A hay loft in the barn.
(b) A stump in the woods.
(c) A stool in her room.
(d) A pew at church.

3. On what condition will Sammie forgive Dencey?
(a) If she will bake him a birthday cake.
(b) If she will teach him how to read.
(c) If she will have lunch with him at school.
(d) If she will help him chop wood.

4. All the local children are afraid of ____________.
(a) Ol' Pete.
(b) Injun Jill.
(c) Rev. Westmoreland.
(d) One-eyed Samson.

5. What are the boys playing as the book opens?
(a) Leapfrog.
(b) Red Rover.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Tag.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dencey's dress get a mark on it?

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

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

4. Who is Hopestill?

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

(see the answer key)

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