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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III, Chapters 27-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dencey go down to the docks?
(a) To find Sammie and bring him back.
(b) To look for her father's ship.
(c) To talk to the sailors about their adventures.
(d) To get the hidden book from the wrecked ship.

2. What is the name of Tom's ship?
(a) Waves of Glory.
(b) White Wave.
(c) Renegade.
(d) Sojourner.

3. Into what school does Lydia say she will try to get Sammie admitted?
(a) The Widows and Orphans School.
(b) The Fragment Society School.
(c) The Nantucket School for Boys.
(d) The Quaker Friends School.

4. Who is the ten-year-old girl taken in by Lydia and Tom?
(a) Ellen Mortimer.
(b) Peggy Runnel.
(c) Sara Weston.
(d) Patricia Ramsey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What cruel reality does Dencey realize about Sammie's life?

2. In a letter, Tom tells Lydia that he must go to ________________ to find more whales.

3. What is the main event of Spring on Nantucket?

4. Which of Dencey's aunts is appalled that Dencey is reading the poster?

5. What is the name of the brig that has arrived in the harbor?

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