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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is the person who fought with Sammie mad?
(a) Sammie didn't take him fishing.
(b) Sammie is learning to read.
(c) Sammie missed church again.
(d) Sammie stayed too long in the woods.

3. How many coats does Sammie have?
(a) Zero.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

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

5. Why does Sammie suggest going to Brown's barn?
(a) He can feed the animals as they talk.
(b) It is closer to Dencey's house.
(c) It is a very quiet place.
(d) It would protect them from the bad weather.

6. Injun Jill's erratic behavior is affected by _____________________.
(a) Her joint disease.
(b) Her speech impediment.
(c) Her mental illness.
(d) Her alcoholism.

7. Where is Lydia able to get Sammie admitted to school?
(a) The Nantucket Academy.
(b) The Coffin School.
(c) Whalers Academy.
(d) The Fragment Society School.

8. What does Lydia confront Dencey about in Chapter 23?
(a) Meeting with Sammie at Brown's barn.
(b) Leaving school early the past week.
(c) Why she stole Stephen's coat.
(d) Not doing all her schoolwork.

9. What event does Lydia host in Chapter 29?
(a) A veal feast.
(b) A wedding reception.
(c) A church fundraiser.
(d) A quilting bee.

10. What annual Spring event occurs in Chapter 46?
(a) The Easter Pageant.
(b) The May Day Festival.
(c) Barn Raising Day.
(d) A Revival.

11. Why does Sammie feel compelled to leave Dicky Dick's?
(a) He still has chores to do at home.
(b) He wants to talk to Dencey.
(c) He needs to get to bed.
(d) The coarse language and jokes offend him.

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

13. Dicky Dick tells Sammie that _______________ is not Sammie's mother.
(a) Aunt Lovesta.
(b) Sara.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Injun Jill.

14. Why does Dencey ultimately decide to take Stephen's coat?
(a) To teach Stephen a lesson.
(b) Sammie doesn't have any coats.
(c) To worry her mother.
(d) To trick Injun Jill.

15. How does Sammie try to cover up his uneasiness about being with Dencey?
(a) He tries to make her angry.
(b) He tries to appear smarter than he is.
(c) He tries to hurt her feelings.
(d) He tries to be funny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lydia return to Sammie?

2. What advice do Tom and Lydia give to Sammie?

3. Why is Dencey conflicted about taking Stephen's coat?

4. Where does Sammie find Dencey?

5. Lovesta is banned from preaching for how many years?

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