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

2. What had Miss Frye been picking when she found an abandoned baby in "The Binnacle Boy"?

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

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

5. What visitor of Miss Frye's is dressed in a black mourning dress for her son in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the character of Ethan described in "The Binnacle Boy"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What news does Tekoa relate to Miss Frye upon her arrival in Chapter 1 of "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

Describe the character of Nicholas in "Saint Crispin's Follower", and then discuss the similarities in storyline between this tale and "Pinocchio." How do the themes of the stories relate?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss examples of metaphor and simile in Chapter 1 of "Saint Crispin's Follower." How does the author describe the weather vane in the story?

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