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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 annual Spring event occurs in Chapter 46?

2. How old are Dencey and Hopestill in Chapter 41?

3. Where does Sammie get a job?

4. To what does Sammie invite Dencey to go?

5. Dencey sees a poster announcing ___________________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is advertised on the poster tacked to a tree, and why is Aunt Susanna so appalled to find Dencey reading it?

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

5. What do Dencey and Sammie decide to do after Injun Jill confronts Sammie about learning to read?

6. Why does the fire alarm ring in the morning, and why does Lydia hold Sammie responsible for the trouble?

7. What location does Sammie suggest for his reading lesson with Dencey? Why does he feel ill at ease there?

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

9. What does Sammie grow to like about being in the Coffyn house, and what does Sammie realize that he has always craved for his life?

10. What does Sammie tell Dencey about a fight he has had with Injun Jill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

There are several events of foreshadowing in DOWNRIGHT DENCEY. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of women in 19th century New England. What precedents do these women feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have? How were their lives significantly more difficult than the lives of 21st century women?

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