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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 was Sarah's sweetheart that died on board the Orion in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Theodore Taylor.
(b) George Greenfeld.
(c) Simeon Sprigg.
(d) Oscar O'Fallon.

2. Miss Frye's mother's assertion of men in "The Binnacle Boy" was that they "are a stench in" what?
(a) "A boat's hold."
(b) "Women's houses."
(c) "God's nostrils."
(d) "Society."

3. After some coaxing, Tekoa reveals that she knows what at the end of Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Who in the town is unfaithful.
(b) Who the criminals are in town.
(c) Where the Binnacle Boy is.
(d) What killed the crew of the Orion.

4. Off of what coast were Miss Frye's natural sons when they went down in a storm in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Florida.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Maine.

5. Who takes delight in watching people go to the statue to tell their deepest darkest secrets in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Ethan Frye.
(b) Sarah Anderson.
(c) Nicholas Frye.
(d) Miss Frye.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was aboard the brig which came to shore in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

2. Whose footsteps did Miss Frye's natural sons follow in "The Binnacle Boy"?

3. Where does one of the visitors notice Tekoa looking in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

4. What is a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C, which is required for the synthesis of collagen in humans?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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