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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. Why does Tom come home earlier than expected from the whaling trip?
(a) They came upon a school of whales and killed their capacity.
(b) The ship was mangled in a storm.
(c) Most of the men were sick and dying of dysentery.
(d) He decided he needed to be with his family.

2. What does Tom agree to do in order to marry Lydia?
(a) Become a Quaker.
(b) Not go to sea again.
(c) Get a better job.
(d) Build a new house.

3. Which of the people on the ship has died?
(a) Captain Henry White.
(b) Mr. James White.
(c) Rev. Harlan Wilson.
(d) Captain Harley Wittmore.

4. Dencey also likes that the new house is next door to whose house?
(a) Sammie's.
(b) Elizabeth's.
(c) Hopestill's.
(d) Sara's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lydia accuses Dencey of falsely worshiping which objects?

2. What was the cause of the death of the person on the ship?

3. Who fills Dencey's basket with food before she goes to visit Sammie?

4. Why does Tom begin to attend many Quaker meetings?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why would Lydia be forbidden to marry Tom?

6. How do visitors to the Coffyn help infuse some liveliness into the family's busy lifestyle?

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

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

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

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

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