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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) Their brothers."
(b) "Their father's."
(c) "Pigs."
(d) "The Devil."

3. Where did Miss Frye find her adopted son in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) At church.
(b) Her doorstep.
(c) On the docks.
(d) A crossroads.

4. 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) Mrs. Stiggins.
(c) Miss Bunch.
(d) Miss Pike.

5. What color is Tekoa's hair in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Blond.

6. What does Tekoa say was poisoned on the Orion in Chapter 3 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) The bread.
(b) The potatoes.
(c) The tea.
(d) The fish.

7. Who was aboard the brig which came to shore in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Nicholas Andrews.
(b) Ethan Frye.
(c) Miss Frye's mother.
(d) Sarah Peel.

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

9. What is the name of the son Miss Frye's visitor in Chapter 2 who was friends with Miss Frye's adopted son in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Paul.
(b) Jeroboam.
(c) George.
(d) Michael.

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

11. Where is the statue placed as a memorial in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) In front of Town Hall.
(b) Behind the church.
(c) Inside the courthouse.
(d) By the docks..

12. Who asks Tekoa about her sister's health in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Mrs. Stiggins.
(b) Miss Mayhew.
(c) Ethan Frye.
(d) Miss Bunch.

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

14. "The Binnacle Boy" statue is described as being "Straight backed, ____ lipped."
(a) Strong.
(b) Sober.
(c) Loose.
(d) Weak.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. That time do the church bells indicate when Tekoa sees someone approach the statue in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

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

3. Miss Frye had refused to let her adopted son be subjected to the church or what when growing up in "The Binnacle Boy"?

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"?

5. What is the setting of "The Binnacle Boy"?

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