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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 does Lydia promise as punishment for Dencey?
(a) A whipping from her grandfather.
(b) She is no longer allowed to spend time with Sammie.
(c) She is grounded for another week.
(d) She will wash all the dishes for a week.

2. Which of the following was NOT a way that Sammie felt being around Dencey?
(a) Shy.
(b) Confident.
(c) Ashamed.
(d) Resentful.

3. How many coats does Sammie have?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Zero.

4. How does Injun Jill try to hurt Sammie when he doesn't do what she thinks he should?
(a) She says that he will never have any friends.
(b) She says that he isn't smart enough to go to school.
(c) She says he is trash just like his white daddy.
(d) She says he was born ugly and will die ugly.

5. Why do the townspeople now think that Dencey is a good girl?
(a) She helps her mother with all the children.
(b) She tried to save Sammie's soul.
(c) She brings soup to sick people.
(d) She knits mittens for the orphans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sammie offer to leave for Dencey?

2. In Chapter 20, a silent war is going on between Sammie and _________________.

3. Who was Injun Jill's boyfriend?

4. Why does Dencey go down to the docks?

5. What does Sammie note as he recuperates in the Coffyn house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sammie's behavior change once he passes up the chance to kiss Dencey at the corn husking contest?

3. What does Dicky Dick tell Sammie about Injun Jill being his mother, and why does Sammie feel compelled not to stay too long?

4. What is the state of Dencey and Sammie's relationship in Chapter 28?

5. What is Sammie's response when Dencey brings the alphabet poster chart for Sammie?

6. How is Sammie able to finally get the education he desires?

7. What is Dencey's punishment for not refusing to see Sammie again?

8. Explain what happens when Injun Jill discovers Sammie studying with Dencey again.

9. What happens when Lydia confronts Dencey about meeting with Sammie at Brown's barn?

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

(see the answer keys)

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