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

2. Who was aboard the brig which came to shore in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Miss Frye's mother.
(b) Ethan Frye.
(c) Sarah Peel.
(d) Nicholas Andrews.

3. What refers to a waist-high case or stand on the deck of a ship, generally mounted in front of the helmsman, in which navigational instruments are placed for easy and quick reference?
(a) Binnacle.
(b) Desk.
(c) Plank.
(d) Mast.

4. What color eyes is the statue described as having in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) "Emerald green."
(b) "Chicory blue."
(c) "Fire red."
(d) "Ghost white."

5. 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) What killed the crew of the Orion.
(c) Who the criminals are in town.
(d) Where the Binnacle Boy is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Tekoa's hair in "The Binnacle Boy"?

2. How many sailors were removed from the ship in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

3. Who asks Tekoa about her sister's health in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

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

5. 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"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the visitors in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy" say they have come?

2. Who appears at Miss Frye's house in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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