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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says it is important to hear the confessions so that they might find out the truth about the Orion in Chapter 3 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Miss Pike.
(b) Mrs. Stiggins.
(c) Miss Bunch.
(d) Miss Mayhew.

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

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

4. What disability is Tekoa afflicted with in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Deafness.
(b) Autism.
(c) Blindness.
(d) Quadrapalegia.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who takes delight in watching people go to the statue to tell their deepest darkest secrets in "The Binnacle Boy"?

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

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

5. Miss Frye's flower seeds purchased from a street vendor had done what in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ethan represent to Miss Frye symbolically in "The Binnacle Boy"?

2. How is the character of Ethan described in "The Binnacle Boy"?

3. Who appears at Miss Frye's house in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

4. What information does Tekoa reveal to the women in "The Binnacle Boy"?

5. How is the statue described in "The Binnacle Boy"? Where is it placed in Chapter 2?

6. Describe Miss Frye in "The Binnacle Boy." What is her demeanor?

7. How does Miss Frye react to the news of her son's death in "The Binnacle Boy"?

8. How does Tekoa's role in "The Binnacle Boy" evolve in Chapters 3 and 4?

9. How does Miss Frye feel about the death of Sarah in "The Binnacle Boy"? What is ironic in the end of the story?

10. Who is Tekoa Peel? What is her role in "The Binnacle Boy"?

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