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

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

3. 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) The docks.
(c) Ethan's room.
(d) Church.

4. Who invites Tekoa to sit with them in Chapter 2 of The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Miss Mayhew.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Miss Frye.
(d) Miss Bunch.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What color eyes is the statue described as having in "The Binnacle Boy"?

5. Who says that while they are at the house it might be interesting for Tekoa to tell them what she sees at the statue in Chapter 3 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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