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

2. Who fills Dencey's basket with food before she goes to visit Sammie?
(a) Martha.
(b) Sara.
(c) Anne.
(d) Peggy.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the cause of the death of the person on the ship?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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