Downright Dencey Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Caroline Dale Snedeker
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Downright Dencey Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Caroline Dale Snedeker
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Tom expect to be gone on this whaling trip?
(a) Two years.
(b) A year.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) Six months.

2. Why is Dencey thrilled with the new house?
(a) It has pictures of flowers hanging on the walls.
(b) It has a widow's walk.
(c) It has indoor plumbing.
(d) She has her own room.

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

4. What color is the town's meeting house?
(a) Tan.
(b) White.
(c) Brick.
(d) Gray.

5. Who is caught throwing pebbles at Lydia's window one night?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Tom.
(c) Paul.
(d) Sammie.

6. Why does Lydia begin to avoid Tom?
(a) Her mother thinks she spends too much time with him.
(b) She wants to see how serious Tom is.
(c) She is not sure that she wants a steady relationship.
(d) She wants to see other men too.

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

8. What do the boys on the street call Dencey?
(a) Tattletale.
(b) Teacher's pet.
(c) Tomboy.
(d) Angel.

9. Who are the Fragmenters?
(a) Trash collectors.
(b) Boys from the Fragment Society School.
(c) Missionaries.
(d) Wool spinners.

10. What did the people of Nantucket rely on to make their living?
(a) Textiles.
(b) The sea.
(c) Woodworking.
(d) Agriculture.

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

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

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

14. Why does Tom begin to attend many Quaker meetings?
(a) So that he can see Lydia.
(b) So that he can become a preacher.
(c) So that he can better learn the religion.
(d) So that he can write articles about them.

15. Why does Lydia and Tom's family move to a different house?
(a) It is closer to the seaport.
(b) It is bigger and can accommodate them.
(c) It is right next to the school.
(d) It is a closer walk to the Meeting House.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Caleb Severance?

2. Where does Dencey sit to think about what she has done to Sammie?

3. What is Dencey's formal name?

4. Dencey also likes that the new house is next door to whose house?

5. Why does Dencey get mad at the boys on the street?

(see the answer keys)

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