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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. Who are the Fragmenters?

2. Into whose home does Lydia and Tom's family move?

3. Which of the following does Dencey NOT do as an act of forgiveness for Sammie?

4. What is Dencey's formal name?

5. What do the boys on the street call Dencey?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What are the circumstances that make Dencey angry enough to throw a rock at Sammie Jetsam?

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

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

9. Why would Lydia be forbidden to marry Tom?

10. What is the family's response to Tom's homecoming, and what shock is in store for Tom regarding the size of his family now?

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

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

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?

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