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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nantucket is off the coast of which state?
(a) New York.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Massachusetts.

2. Why is Tom embarrassed during the Quaker meeting?
(a) He has been staring at a beautiful woman.
(b) He has a coughing attack.
(c) He sings the wrong notes in the hymns.
(d) He sneezes repeatedly.

3. What does Sammie drop when Dencey throws a rock at him?
(a) A basket of eggs.
(b) School books.
(c) Marble pouch.
(d) Lunch pail.

4. What does Tom agree to do in order to marry Lydia?
(a) Build a new house.
(b) Become a Quaker.
(c) Not go to sea again.
(d) Get a better job.

5. Where does Dencey sit to think about what she has done to Sammie?
(a) A hay loft in the barn.
(b) A stool in her room.
(c) A stump in the woods.
(d) A pew at church.

6. What causes a rift between Tom and his father?
(a) Tom's desire to move to the mainland.
(b) Tom's not accepting a dowry from Lydia's family.
(c) Tom's conversion to Quakerism.
(d) Tom's unwillingness to go back to sea.

7. For what is Injun Jill known?
(a) For being a scholar.
(b) For making wonderful pies.
(c) For being a good trapper.
(d) For being an alcoholic.

8. Who is Stephen's handicapped daughter?
(a) Crippled Emma.
(b) Crippled Laura.
(c) Crippled Rosie.
(d) Crippled Jane.

9. The ground of Nantucket is primarily _______________.
(a) Granite.
(b) Sandy.
(c) Clay.
(d) Shale.

10. Who is Hopestill?
(a) Dencey's friend.
(b) Dencey's teacher.
(c) Dencey's mother.
(d) Dencey's grandmother.

11. How many children does Lydia's brother, Stephen, have?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

12. On what condition will Sammie forgive Dencey?
(a) If she will have lunch with him at school.
(b) If she will bake him a birthday cake.
(c) If she will help him chop wood.
(d) If she will teach him how to read.

13. Why can Lydia not marry Tom?
(a) Her parents do not approve of him.
(b) He is too old.
(c) He is outside the Meeting.
(d) She is promised to someone else.

14. All the local children are afraid of ____________.
(a) Injun Jill.
(b) One-eyed Samson.
(c) Ol' Pete.
(d) Rev. Westmoreland.

15. What time does Tom return home from sea?
(a) 6:00 PM.
(b) 8:00 AM.
(c) 12 Noon.
(d) 4:00 AM.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lydia's state of mind prior to Tom's return home from the sea?

2. What color is the town's meeting house?

3. Who is the young woman who has caught Tom's attention?

4. Tom brought Dency sea shells and a _________________.

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

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