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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 color is Tekoa's hair in "The Binnacle Boy"?

2. On what condition is it agreed for Tekoa to reveal what is being confessed at the statue in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

3. Tekoa claims her sister is able to open her mouth and eat, but she refuses to do what in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

4. What perennial, herbaceous flowering plant of the aster family is also called Mugwort?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character of Miss Frye in "The Binnacle Boy." How old is Miss Frye? What happened to her husband? How does she relate to other characters in the story?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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