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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III, Chapters 27-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sammie drop when Dencey throws a rock at him?
(a) A basket of eggs.
(b) Lunch pail.
(c) Marble pouch.
(d) School books.

2. What shocks Tom when he returns home?
(a) Lydia is pregnant.
(b) Dencey has lost her front teeth.
(c) Lydia has taken in Stephen's children.
(d) The Meeting House has been destroyed.

3. Who has Injun Jill told about Dencey and Sammie's meetings for reading lessons?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Tom.
(d) Elias.

4. Who is caught throwing pebbles at Lydia's window one night?
(a) Paul.
(b) Tom.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Sammie.

5. What did the people of Nantucket rely on to make their living?
(a) The sea.
(b) Textiles.
(c) Woodworking.
(d) Agriculture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dencey go to explore while the family is away?

2. What does Sammie note as he recuperates in the Coffyn house?

3. Tom brought Dency sea shells and a _________________.

4. Why does Lydia and Tom's family move to a different house?

5. Why does Sammie suggest going to Brown's barn?

(see the answer key)

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