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

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

3. The author writes that Miss Frye's mother was also what in Chapter 3 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Abandoned by her husband.
(c) Raised by the sea.
(d) Adopted.

4. At what time does Tekoa arrive at Miss Frye's house in Chapter 4 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) 6:00 am.
(b) 9:00 a.m.
(c) 8:00 a.m.
(d) 11:00 a.m.

5. Who says that while they are at the house it might be interesting for Tekoa to tell them what she sees at the statue in Chapter 3 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Miss Pike.
(b) Mrs. Stiggins.
(c) Miss Bunch.
(d) Miss Mayhew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plant in Miss Frye's garden has deadly leaves that were used to poison the crew in "The Binnacle Boy"?

2. Who says it is important to hear the confessions so that they might find out the truth about the Orion in Chapter 3 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

3. Who is Tekoa's sister in "The Binnacle Boy"?

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

5. What does the statue hold 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 is the character of Ethan described in "The Binnacle Boy"?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What aspects of the climax in "The Binnacle Boy" seem unrealistic? Why?

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

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

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