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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Caleb Severance?
(a) A minister.
(b) A school teacher.
(c) The owner of the pub.
(d) Tom's crew mate.

2. What is Sammie doing when Dencey arrives at the cottage where he lives?
(a) Feeding chickens.
(b) Rubbing down a horse.
(c) Chopping wood.
(d) Building a fire.

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

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

5. When Sammie admits to Dencey that he cannot read, he is being _________________.
(a) Dishonest.
(b) Bold.
(c) Vulnerable.
(d) Arrogant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Dencey plan to beg for Sammie's forgiveness?

3. What do Tom and Dencey do on their expeditions?

4. What story does Elias tell Dencey that frightens her for the first time?

5. Who is Tom's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dencey learn about Sammie's home life when she finds him at Injun Jill's?

2. What are the circumstances that make Dencey angry enough to throw a rock at Sammie Jetsam?

3. What does Tom promise his nieces and nephews as he was not aware of their presence in the home and did not bring any gifts for them?

4. What is the family's response to Tom's homecoming, and what shock is in store for Tom regarding the size of his family now?

5. What role does Elias,Tom's father, take on in the household? What does he do that scares Dencey?

6. How does Dencey react to Sammie's vulnerability, and what plan does she need to make for what she wants to do to help Sammie now?

7. How does Sammie react to Dencey and her mission of forgiveness?

8. What is Dencey's plan to get Sammie to forgive her and what risk does she take if she carries it out?

9. What tragedies befall Martha White's family, and what does Lydia do to help?

10. Where does the Coffyn family move? Why do they like it, especially Dencey?

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