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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. What were Miss Frye's natural sons aboard when they went down in a storm in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) A submarine.
(b) A dingy.
(c) A yacht.
(d) A schooner.

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

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

4. How many natural sons did Miss Frye have in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is a navigational instrument for determining direction relative to the Earth's magnetic poles?

5. Who protests when Miss Bunch asks Tekoa to tell them what is being said to the statue in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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