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

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

3. What do the boys on the street call Dencey?
(a) Tomboy.
(b) Teacher's pet.
(c) Tattletale.
(d) Angel.

4. Why does Sammie give the book back to Dencey?
(a) He cannot read.
(b) He feels bad about taking it from her.
(c) He only likes picture books.
(d) He is not a Christian.

5. What does Dencey hate about herself?
(a) Her accent.
(b) Her big feet.
(c) Her red hair.
(d) Her swarthy complexion.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who fills Dencey's basket with food before she goes to visit Sammie?

4. Why can Dencey not go on to school one morning?

5. What is Dencey's mother's name?

(see the answer key)

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