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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 Dencey go down to the docks?
(a) To look for her father's ship.
(b) To get the hidden book from the wrecked ship.
(c) To find Sammie and bring him back.
(d) To talk to the sailors about their adventures.

2. Where is Lydia able to get Sammie admitted to school?
(a) The Coffin School.
(b) The Nantucket Academy.
(c) The Fragment Society School.
(d) Whalers Academy.

3. Where do Dencey and Sammie decide to hide the item from Injun Jill?
(a) A cave.
(b) A cellar.
(c) A well.
(d) An old wrecked ship.

4. Lydia is glad to know that Dencey and Sammie were not meeting in Brown's barn for _______________.
(a) Secret reasons.
(b) Religious reasons.
(c) Romantic reasons.
(d) Play practice.

5. What does Lydia return to Sammie?
(a) The firewood he chopped.
(b) The basket of food.
(c) Pilgrim's Progress book.
(d) The stolen coat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sammie's demeanor when Dencey shows him the chart?

2. Why does Sammie shuck corn at lightning speed?

3. How does Dencey prove that she and Sammie are friends?

4. How old are Dencey and Hopestill in Chapter 41?

5. Why is the person who fought with Sammie mad?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What has happened to Lovesta after her years of punishment?

3. What do Dencey and Sammie decide to do after Injun Jill confronts Sammie about learning to read?

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

5. What does Lovesta tell Dencey about repentance and what does Dencey plan to do regarding Sammie?

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

7. How has Sammie changed within himself? What changes do other people note about him?

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

9. What location does Sammie suggest for his reading lesson with Dencey? Why does he feel ill at ease there?

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

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