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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Dencey give to Sammie?

2. How does Dencey plan to beg for Sammie's forgiveness?

3. On what street does Elias' house sit?

4. What is Sammie doing when Dencey arrives at the cottage where he lives?

5. Where does Dencey's father work?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How do Tom and Dencey spend their time together while he is home from the sea?

3. What disheartening news does Lydia receive in a letter from Tom?

4. What objects which Tom brings home does Dencey especially like? Why does her mother chastise her admiration of them?

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

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

7. Why can Dencey not go to school after the rock throwing, and where does she decide to go?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Religion takes on an almost human persona in this book. What role does religion play in the lives of the characters? What disagreements occurred over religion? What decisions were made in the name of religion? Are there instances where unkind events happen in the name of religion? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Injun Jill. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Lydia Coffyn. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

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