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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) The owner of the pub.
(b) A school teacher.
(c) A minister.
(d) Tom's crew mate.

2. Why does Tom begin to attend many Quaker meetings?
(a) So that he can write articles about them.
(b) So that he can see Lydia.
(c) So that he can become a preacher.
(d) So that he can better learn the religion.

3. Who is the wife of the man who died on the ship?
(a) Mavis.
(b) Maria.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Martha.

4. Where does Dencey's father work?
(a) Martha's Vineyard.
(b) The West coast.
(c) London.
(d) Chicago.

5. Why is Dencey thrilled with the new house?
(a) She has her own room.
(b) It has pictures of flowers hanging on the walls.
(c) It has a widow's walk.
(d) It has indoor plumbing.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what condition will Sammie forgive Dencey?

2. Why did Tom not bring presents for the twelve children?

3. Why does Dencey get mad at the boys on the street?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Tom do in order to marry Lydia?

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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