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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What time is it in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy" when Miss Frye realizes her maid is late?
(a) 9:20 a.m.
(b) 10:05 a.m.
(c) 7:45 a.m.
(d) 8:15 a.m.

3. What is the name of Miss Evangeline Frye's adopted son in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Jeroboam.
(b) Tekoa.
(c) Nicholas.
(d) Ethan.

4. Where does Miss Frye go for the first time after her visitors leave in Chapter 3 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Her front porch.
(b) Church.
(c) The docks.
(d) Ethan's room.

5. What brig is approaching the coast in the beginning of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) The Scorpio.
(b) The Orion.
(c) The Cougar.
(d) The Lynx.

6. What holiday is approaching in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Flag Day.
(b) Easter.
(c) Halloween.
(d) July 4th.

7. What does the statue hold in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) A cross.
(b) A knife.
(c) A net.
(d) The ship's compass.

8. Who is Tekoa's sister in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Miss Bunch.
(b) Evangeline.
(c) Mrs. Stiggins.
(d) Sarah.

9. What is the name of Miss Frye's usual maid whom she awaits in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Miss Bunch.
(b) Miss Mayhew.
(c) Sarah Peel.
(d) Tekoa Peel.

10. Who takes delight in watching people go to the statue to tell their deepest darkest secrets in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Sarah Anderson.
(b) Ethan Frye.
(c) Nicholas Frye.
(d) Miss Frye.

11. 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 Bunch's.
(b) Miss Mayhew's.
(c) Miss Pike's.
(d) Mrs. Gump's.

12. What perennial, herbaceous flowering plant of the aster family is also called Mugwort?
(a) Artichoke.
(b) Tansy.
(c) Safflower.
(d) Chamomile.

13. 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 only watches on Sundays.
(c) She doesn't reveal who is speaking.
(d) She doesn't write it down.

14. What color eyes is the statue described as having in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) "Ghost white."
(b) "Chicory blue."
(c) "Fire red."
(d) "Emerald green."

15. What is the setting of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) New Bethany, Maine.
(b) Charleston, South Carolina.
(c) Roanoke, Virginia.
(d) Boston, Massachusetts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disability is Tekoa afflicted with in "The Binnacle Boy"?

2. Who was Sarah's sweetheart that died on board the Orion in "The Binnacle Boy"?

3. In Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy," Miss Frye recalls what her mother had said: "Girls take after their mother, Evangeline. Men take after" what?

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

5. Tekoa arrives at Miss Frye's house to do what in the morning of Chapter 4 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

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