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

2. In Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy," Miss Frye recalls what her mother had said: "Girls take after their mother, Evangeline. Men take after" what?

3. In Chapter 4 of "The Binnacle Boy," Miss Frye recalls how her adopted son had become involved with whose son and the other boys in the town?

4. What is the name of the son Miss Frye's visitor in Chapter 2 who was friends with Miss Frye's adopted son in "The Binnacle Boy"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Tekoa Peel? What is her role in "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 identify symbolism and metaphor in "The Binnacle Boy." What does the Binnacle Boy statue in the story represent?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting, narrative voice and narrative tense of "The Binnacle Boy." What indications in the text are there to illustrate the time period in which the story is set?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the characters of Miss Mayhew, Miss Bunch, and Mrs. Stiggins in "The Binnacle Boy." What is their objective in the story?

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