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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. Why does Dencey get mad at the boys on the street?
(a) They make fun of her religion.
(b) They tore her dress.
(c) They taunt Hopestill.
(d) They called her father a coward.

2. Who are the Fragmenters?
(a) Wool spinners.
(b) Missionaries.
(c) Boys from the Fragment Society School.
(d) Trash collectors.

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

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

5. What cruel reality does Dencey realize about Sammie's life?
(a) He has no one to care for him.
(b) He is a slow learner.
(c) He has a club foot.
(d) He has a speech impediment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Dencey NOT do as an act of forgiveness for Sammie?

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

3. Why does Sammie give the book back to Dencey?

4. Where does Dencey sit to think about what she has done to Sammie?

5. What does Sammie do with the piece of ammonite?

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