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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. What name is given to the boys who torment Dencey on the street?
(a) Rabble Rousers.
(b) Hellians.
(c) Freedmen.
(d) Fragmenters.

2. How is Hopestill related to Dencey?
(a) They are step sisters.
(b) They are not related.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are sisters.

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

4. What cruel reality does Dencey realize about Sammie's life?
(a) He has no one to care for him.
(b) He has a speech impediment.
(c) He has a club foot.
(d) He is a slow learner.

5. What are the boys playing as the book opens?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Red Rover.
(c) Leapfrog.
(d) Tag.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sammie admits to Dencey that he cannot read, he is being _________________.

2. The ground of Nantucket is primarily _______________.

3. Who is Lydia's brother with the twelve children?

4. What does Tom agree to do in order to marry Lydia?

5. Who is the youngest of Stephen's children?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Lydia and Tom greet each other even though Lydia had been almost despondent without her husband?

2. How does Tom Coffyn meet Lydia Severance?

3. 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?

4. Explain the class system on Nantucket.

5. How does Dencey react to Sammie's response to her offers of forgiveness?

6. What disheartening news does Lydia receive in a letter from Tom?

7. How does Dencey feel about her father's homecoming after so many delays?

8. How does Dencey's faith compare to her cousin Hopestill's faith?

9. What objects which Tom brings home does Dencey especially like? Why does her mother chastise her admiration of them?

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

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