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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. Where did Miss Frye find her adopted son in "The Binnacle Boy"?

2. Who takes delight in watching people go to the statue to tell their deepest darkest secrets in "The Binnacle Boy"?

3. Tekoa arrives at Miss Frye's house to do what in the morning of Chapter 4 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

4. What time is it in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy" when Miss Frye realizes her maid is late?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Miss Frye react to the news of her son's death in "The Binnacle Boy"?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and analyze "theme" in "The Binnacle Boy." How is the theme of sexism apparent in Miss Frye's character?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting and narrative style of "Saint Crispin's Follower." What indicates in the exposition that the setting takes place during the American colonization?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the protagonists in "The Binnacle Boy," "Saint Crispin's Follower," and "The Man of Influence." What do they have in common? How do they differ?

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