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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. Where does one of the visitors notice Tekoa looking in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Out the window.
(b) Into the attic.
(c) Into the basement.
(d) Under her pillow.

2. Tekoa arrives at Miss Frye's house to do what in the morning of Chapter 4 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Make coffee.
(b) Mop the floof.
(c) Mix bread dough.
(d) Do laundry.

3. 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) Chew.
(c) Sing.
(d) Talk.

4. Miss Frye had refused to let her adopted son be subjected to the church or what when growing up in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) The neighbor boy.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Public schools.
(d) Druid writings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tekoa say has fallen ill in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

2. What refers to a magical spell, usually with malevolent purposes such as a curse?

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

4. After some coaxing, Tekoa reveals that she knows what at the end of Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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