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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Chapters 7-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dencey plan to beg for Sammie's forgiveness?
(a) She will invite him to her house for dinner.
(b) She will offer to do his chores for him.
(c) She will write a letter and give him a gift.
(d) She will make a public apology in church.

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

3. Who takes care of Martha when she, too, falls ill?
(a) Sara.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Hester.
(d) Lydia.

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

5. Why can Dencey not go on to school one morning?
(a) She is breaking out in a rash.
(b) She sprained her ankle.
(c) She has the stomach flu.
(d) She is dirty and disheveled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the boys playing as the book opens?

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

3. What is Sammie doing when Dencey arrives at the cottage where he lives?

4. What names does Sammie Jetsam call Dencey?

5. What name is given to the boys who torment Dencey on the street?

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