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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. Whom does Dencey visit almost every day?
(a) Aunt Lovesta.
(b) Aunt Margaret.
(c) Aunt Ellen.
(d) Aunt Sara.

2. On what street does Elias' house sit?
(a) Port Street.
(b) South Harbor Street.
(c) Bay View Street.
(d) North Water Street.

3. What does Aunt Lovesta tell Dencey she must promise not to do?
(a) Read any books from the attic.
(b) Return to Injun Jill's or Brown's barn.
(c) Go fishing by herself.
(d) Eat apples without permission.

4. What does Dencey bring so that Sammie would have something new to read?
(a) Aunt Lovesta's sermon.
(b) Lydia's poetry.
(c) Her Uncle Hubert's sermon.
(d) Rev. Westmoreland's sermon.

5. What is the main event of Spring on Nantucket?
(a) Apple picking day.
(b) Sheep shearing day.
(c) Strawberry picking day.
(d) May Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does The Committee on Sufferings remove from the Coffyn house?

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

3. For what does Lydia chastise Dencey regarding the Oriental jars?

4. Who is Stephen's handicapped daughter?

5. What is the name of Lydia and Tom's baby boy?

(see the answer key)

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