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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. Which of the people on the ship has died?

2. What did the people of Nantucket rely on to make their living?

3. Who are the Fragmenters?

4. Why does Sammie give the book back to Dencey?

5. On what condition will Sammie forgive Dencey?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dencey's faith compare to her cousin Hopestill's faith?

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

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

4. How does Tom Coffyn meet Lydia Severance?

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

6. How does Dencey react to Sammie's vulnerability, and what plan does she need to make for what she wants to do to help Sammie now?

7. Explain the class system on Nantucket.

8. What is Dencey's plan to get Sammie to forgive her and what risk does she take if she carries it out?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the lives of Dencey and Hopestill. How are their circumstances similar? In what ways are their lives different? What draws them together to make them friends? What makes Hopestill apprehensive about some of the things that Dencey says or does?

Essay Topic 2

DOWNRIGHT DENCEY is a classic coming-of-age story. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Sammie Jetsam. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were his dreams and fears? What was most valuable to him in his world?

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