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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 helps Sammie look for Dencey?

2. What is Injun Jill's quest?

3. Into what school does Lydia say she will try to get Sammie admitted?

4. What is the main event of Spring on Nantucket?

5. Why does Sammie suggest going to Brown's barn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened to Lovesta after her years of punishment?

2. How has Sammie changed within himself? What changes do other people note about him?

3. 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?

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

5. What does Dencey find when she takes a risk to go exploring in the attic?

6. Why will Dencey be punished for trying to teach Sammie to read?

7. What is Lydia's response when she finds that Dencey has been reading an inappropriate book?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Aunt Lovesta. 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 Tom Coffyn.. 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?

Essay Topic 3

DOWNRIGHT DENCEY is a classic example of historical fiction. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

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