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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 behavior has Dencey exhibited lately that worries Lydia?
(a) Sullenness.
(b) Depression.
(c) Defiance.
(d) Giddiness.

2. Dencey sees a poster announcing ___________________________.
(a) The Summer Festival.
(b) The arrival of Professor Snubshoe and his act.
(c) A lost kitten.
(d) The annual apple picking contest.

3. Why does Lydia scold Dencey when Lydia returns home?
(a) For reading a wicked book.
(b) For eating too many apples.
(c) For going out of her room.
(d) For getting her dress muddy.

4. Why does Sammie shuck corn at lightning speed?
(a) He does everything fast.
(b) He wants to show off.
(c) He wants to beat his rival.
(d) He wants to kiss Dencey.

5. Who is saved during the event in #175?
(a) Tom.
(b) Dencey.
(c) Sammie.
(d) Lydia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sammie's demeanor after the husking day?

2. What quality does Dencey possess that helps her uphold her promise to teach Sammie to read?

3. Dicky Dick tells Sammie that _______________ is not Sammie's mother.

4. Why does Sammie suggest going to Brown's barn?

5. Who was Injun Jill's boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Aunt Lovesta's advice for Dencey regarding her punishment? What must Dencey promise not to do again?

2. What is advertised on the poster tacked to a tree, and why is Aunt Susanna so appalled to find Dencey reading it?

3. What path has Sammie found for his future, and what feelings does Dencey have after he kisses her?

4. Why is Lydia unable to get Sammie admitted to the Fragment Society School

5. Why does Sammie want to win the corn husking contest but is also afraid that he might win it?

6. Why will Dencey be punished for trying to teach Sammie to read?

7. What is Lovesta's punishment by the Committee for Sufferings for not allowing them to take Lydia's crimson rug from her home?

8. What is the basis of the silent war between Sammie and Injun Jill?

9. Why does the fire alarm ring in the morning, and why does Lydia hold Sammie responsible for the trouble?

10. How does Dencey respond when Sammie tells her that Injun Jill will not let him study with Dencey anymore?

(see the answer keys)

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