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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. What holiday is approaching in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

2. How many natural sons did Miss Frye have in "The Binnacle Boy"?

3. Where does Miss Frye go for the first time after her visitors leave in Chapter 3 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

4. What is the name of Miss Frye's usual maid whom she awaits in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

5. "The Binnacle Boy" statue is described as being "Straight backed, ____ lipped."

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Mr. Quince in "Saint Crispin's Follower" with Miss Frye from "The Binnacle Boy." What do these characters have in common? How do they differ?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role that Miss Frye's mother plays in "The Binnacle Boy." How did Miss Frye's mother shape her daughter's opinions of men? How did this lead Miss Frye to treat her sons?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the plot structure of "The Binnacle Boy", and discusses the events and actions which take place in the rising action of the story. Where does the rising action begin?

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