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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 are the boys playing as the book opens?
2. Who is Lydia's brother with the twelve children?
3. Which of the following does Dencey NOT do as an act of forgiveness for Sammie?
4. What is the name of Tom's ship?
5. What name is given to the boys who torment Dencey on the street?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe Nantucket in Chapter 7?
2. What tragedies befall Martha White's family, and what does Lydia do to help?
3. How does Dencey react to Sammie's response to her offers of forgiveness?
4. How do Tom and Dencey spend their time together while he is home from the sea?
5. How does Dencey feel about her father's homecoming after so many delays?
6. How does Sammie react to Dencey and her mission of forgiveness?
7. What role does Elias,Tom's father, take on in the household? What does he do that scares Dencey?
8. How does Tom Coffyn meet Lydia Severance?
9. 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?
10. Several years after her marriage, what family burden does Lydia accept?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of pride. Identify at least two instances about pride in the book and then cite examples to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
What is the greatest lesson Dencey learns in the book? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Dencey always recall about her mother's admonitions? What impact did Aunt Lovesta have on Dencey's life? What would Dencey consider to be her best decision?
Essay Topic 3
There are several events of foreshadowing in DOWNRIGHT DENCEY. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.
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