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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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) Daffodil.
(b) Tulip.
(c) Marigold.
(d) Tansy.

2. On what condition is it agreed for Tekoa to reveal what is being confessed at the statue in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) She isn't noticed.
(b) She doesn't write it down.
(c) She doesn't reveal who is speaking.
(d) She only watches on Sundays.

3. After several months, the statue in "The Binnacle Boy" becomes a place for what?
(a) Rumors.
(b) Grieving.
(c) Confession.
(d) Anger.

4. Who protests when Miss Bunch asks Tekoa to tell them what is being said to the statue in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Miss Mayhew.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Miss Frye.
(d) Mrs. Stiggins.

5. Who does Tekoa say has fallen ill in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Miss Mayhew.
(b) Evangeline.
(c) Mrs. Stiggins.
(d) Sarah.

6. In Chapter 4 of "The Binnacle Boy," Miss Frye recalls how her adopted son had become involved with whose son and the other boys in the town?
(a) Miss Pike's.
(b) Miss Bunch's.
(c) Mrs. Gump's.
(d) Miss Mayhew's.

7. 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.

8. The author writes that Miss Frye's mother was also what in Chapter 3 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Raised by the sea.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Adopted.
(d) Abandoned by her husband.

9. What is a navigational instrument for determining direction relative to the Earth's magnetic poles?
(a) Clinometer.
(b) Weathervane.
(c) Compass.
(d) Micrometer.

10. Tekoa claims her sister is able to open her mouth and eat, but she refuses to do what in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Talk.
(b) Spit.
(c) Sing.
(d) Chew.

11. Who was Sarah's sweetheart that died on board the Orion in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Simeon Sprigg.
(b) Oscar O'Fallon.
(c) George Greenfeld.
(d) Theodore Taylor.

12. What is a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C, which is required for the synthesis of collagen in humans?
(a) Scurvy.
(b) Yellow fever.
(c) Gout.
(d) Smallpox.

13. How many sailors were removed from the ship in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) 36.
(b) 17.
(c) 4.
(d) 22.

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

15. Who does Tekoa say didn't put any money in the collection plate at church in Chapter 3 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Miss Mayhew.
(b) Miss Pike.
(c) Mrs. Stiggins.
(d) Miss Bunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the statue placed as a memorial in "The Binnacle Boy"?

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

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

4. Who invites Tekoa to sit with them in Chapter 2 of The Binnacle Boy"?

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

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