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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. Nicholas is what to Mr. Quince in "Saint Crispin's Follower"?

2. What is a class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in colored silks and with or without gold and silver threads?

3. What is a form in the approximate shape of a human foot, used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes?

4. What has Mr. Quince just repaired for Juliana in Chapter 3 of "Saint Crispin's Follower"?

5. Who tells Nicholas about all of the books that have come into the bookstore in Chapter 2 of "Saint Crispin's Follower"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Mr. Quince and Miss Catchfly in "Saint Crispin's Follower." What leads the two together?

2. Who is at the shop when Nicholas returns in Chapter 2 of "Saint Crispin's Follower"? What takes place?

3. What leads Nicholas to visit the bookstore in Chapter 2 of "Saint Crispin's Follower"?

4. How is Zeph described in the story "Saint Crispin's Follower"?

5. When does Chapter 2 of "Saint Crispin's Follower" take place? What setting is observed?

6. How does Juliana feel about Nicholas in "Saint Crispin's Follower"?

7. What does Nicholas realize after leaving the grocery store in Chapter 2 of "Saint Crispin's Follower"?

8. What does Nicholas do upon waking in Chapter 3 of "Saint Crispin's Follower"?

9. How is Miss Catchfly described in "Saint Crispin's Follower"?

10. What is the "graven image" in "Saint Crispin's Follower"? How is it described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and analyze examples of imagery and foreshadowing in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy." What about the garden represents foreshadowing?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Juliana in "Saint Crispin's Follower." How does Nicholas know Juliana?

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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