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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 get mad at the boys on the street?
(a) They taunt Hopestill.
(b) They make fun of her religion.
(c) They called her father a coward.
(d) They tore her dress.

2. Who is the youngest of Stephen's children?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Alice.
(d) Madelyn.

3. What does The Committee on Sufferings remove from the Coffyn house?
(a) A chair with a rose carved into the wood.
(b) Ruffled curtains.
(c) Painted coffee cups.
(d) A crimson rug.

4. Which of the following is NOT something that tugs at Dencey's loneliness while in her room?
(a) The family playing outside.
(b) Lydia's baking popovers.
(c) A pie eating contest.
(d) The family's conversations.

5. Injun Jill says that she knows that Sammie has been spending time with whom?
(a) Hopestill.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Sara.
(d) Dencey.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Why can Lydia not marry Tom?

5. What is Sammie's demeanor when Dencey shows him the chart?

(see the answer key)

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