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

2. In what month was it when Miss Frye found her adopted son in "The Binnacle Boy"?

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

4. What does Tekoa say was poisoned on the Orion in Chapter 3 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

5. Whose footsteps did Miss Frye's natural sons follow 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. What information does Tekoa reveal to the women in "The Binnacle Boy"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Tekoa feel about her role as "translator" in "The Binnacle Boy"?

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

Define and identify symbolism and metaphor in "The Binnacle Boy." What does the Binnacle Boy statue in the story represent?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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