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

2. When Sammie admits to Dencey that he cannot read, he is being _________________.
(a) Bold.
(b) Arrogant.
(c) Vulnerable.
(d) Dishonest.

3. What was the cause of the death of the person on the ship?
(a) Gunshot wound.
(b) Poisoning.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Fever.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Hopestill?

3. Who is the wife of the man who died on the ship?

4. How is Hopestill related to Dencey?

5. What is Dencey's formal name?

(see the answer key)

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