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

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

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

4. 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) Spit.
(b) Sing.
(c) Talk.
(d) Chew.

5. How many women pay a visit to Miss Frye in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month was it when Miss Frye found her adopted son in "The Binnacle Boy"?

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

3. Miss Frye's mother's assertion of men in "The Binnacle Boy" was that they "are a stench in" what?

4. What perennial, herbaceous flowering plant of the aster family is also called Mugwort?

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is anticipated in the beginning of Chapter 1 in "The Binnacle Boy"?

2. What aspects of the climax in "The Binnacle Boy" seem unrealistic? Why?

3. What news does Tekoa relate to Miss Frye upon her arrival in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

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

5. What is the principle objective of the three visitors in "The Binnacle Boy"?

6. What ceremony is described in the opening of Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

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

8. What time of year is it in the beginning of "The Binnacle Boy"? How is this revealed?

9. In what way does the Binnacle Boy evolve into a graven image?

10. How does Tekoa feel about her role as "translator" in "The Binnacle Boy"?

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