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

2. What is the name of Miss Frye's usual maid whom she awaits in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Miss Mayhew.
(b) Tekoa Peel.
(c) Sarah Peel.
(d) Miss Bunch.

3. Who does Tekoa say has fallen ill in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Miss Mayhew.
(c) Mrs. Stiggins.
(d) Evangeline.

4. Who is Tekoa's sister in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Mrs. Stiggins.
(b) Miss Bunch.
(c) Evangeline.
(d) Sarah.

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"?
(a) Miss Mayhew.
(b) Mrs. Stiggins.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Miss Frye.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Tekoa say didn't put any money in the collection plate at church in Chapter 3 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

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

4. Where is the statue placed as a memorial in "The Binnacle Boy"?

5. How many natural sons did Miss Frye have in "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 time of year is it in the beginning of "The Binnacle Boy"? How is this revealed?

3. What inner conflicts does Tekoa struggle with in "The Binnacle Boy"? What does Sarah?

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

5. How is the character of Ethan described 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 aspects of the climax in "The Binnacle Boy" seem unrealistic? Why?

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

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

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

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