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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III, Chapters 20-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into whose home does Lydia and Tom's family move?
(a) Their newly built home.
(b) The former preacher's home.
(c) Captain White's home.
(d) Tom's father's home.

2. What happens to the baby of the man who died on the ship?
(a) He develops heart trouble.
(b) He is kidnapped.
(c) He dies.
(d) He gets malaria.

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

4. Why is Dencey so sad on the day of Nantucket's main event?
(a) Her prize sheep will be entered into the contest.
(b) She won't get any fresh berries.
(c) Her father has not answered her letter.
(d) She is being punished and not allowed to go.

5. At whose home does Sammie live?
(a) Captain Thwaits.
(b) Mr. Everman.
(c) Rev. Westmoreland's.
(d) Injun Jill's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes care of Martha when she, too, falls ill?

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

3. What is on the chart that Dencey brings to the next lesson with Sammie?

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

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

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