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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

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

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

4. Off of what coast were Miss Frye's natural sons when they went down in a storm in "The Binnacle Boy"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the townspeople whom Nicholas encounters in Chapter 2 of "Saint Crispin's Follower." How large does the city of Charleston appear based on the text?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Tekoa in "The Binnacle Boy." What relationship does Tekoa have with the other characters in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Juliana in "Saint Crispin's Follower." How does Nicholas know Juliana?

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