View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Binnacle Boy, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What plant in Miss Frye's garden has deadly leaves that were used to poison the crew in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Marigold.
(b) Tansy.
(c) Daffodil.
(d) Tulip.

2. Miss Frye had refused to let her adopted son be subjected to the church or what when growing up in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Public schools.
(b) The neighbor boy.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Druid writings.

3. Tekoa arrives at Miss Frye's house to do what in the morning of Chapter 4 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Mop the floof.
(b) Make coffee.
(c) Mix bread dough.
(d) Do laundry.

4. What had Miss Frye's natural sons developed a taste for in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Women.
(c) Rum.
(d) Opium.

5. When the brig came ashore in Chapter 1, what was discovered in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) The mast was cracked.
(b) The ship had a leak.
(c) The captain was sick.
(d) The crew was dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the brig arriving from in the beginning of "The Binnacle Boy"?

2. What color is Tekoa's hair in "The Binnacle Boy"?

3. What holiday is approaching in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

4. What were Miss Frye's natural sons aboard when they went down in a storm in "The Binnacle Boy"?

5. What refers to a waist-high case or stand on the deck of a ship, generally mounted in front of the helmsman, in which navigational instruments are placed for easy and quick reference?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 240 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample