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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. Why does Sammie shuck corn at lightning speed?

2. What annual Spring event occurs in Chapter 46?

3. Where does Sammie find Dencey?

4. Whom does Dencey visit almost every day?

5. What behavior has Dencey exhibited lately that worries Lydia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the state of Dencey and Sammie's relationship in Chapter 28?

2. What are Dencey's plans for the coat her Uncle Stephen is discarding?

3. What is Dencey's punishment for not refusing to see Sammie again?

4. What could be driving Injun Jill's behavior regarding Sammie?

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

6. 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?

7. What is Lovesta's punishment by the Committee for Sufferings for not allowing them to take Lydia's crimson rug from her home?

8. What does Lovesta tell Dencey about repentance and what does Dencey plan to do regarding Sammie?

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

10. What is Sammie's response when Dencey brings the alphabet poster chart for Sammie?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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