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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. For what does Lydia chastise Dencey regarding the Oriental jars?
(a) For putting them in her room.
(b) For kneeling to inspect them.
(c) For breaking one.
(d) For pouring milk in them.

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

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

4. Tom Coffyn returns after how many years at sea?
(a) Seven.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

5. What was the cause of the death of the person on the ship?
(a) Gunshot wound.
(b) Fever.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Poisoning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Tom's ship?

2. Who are the Fragmenters?

3. What name is given to the boys who torment Dencey on the street?

4. Who is Hopestill?

5. What is Sammie doing when Dencey arrives at the cottage where he lives?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Dencey think about as she sits in her room?

4. 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?

5. Several years after her marriage, what family burden does Lydia accept?

6. How does the author describe Nantucket in Chapter 7?

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

8. How soon after his last letter does Tom return home?

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

10. Why is Lydia so concerned about the strength of Dencey's religious faith?

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