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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what condition will Sammie forgive Dencey?
(a) If she will have lunch with him at school.
(b) If she will teach him how to read.
(c) If she will help him chop wood.
(d) If she will bake him a birthday cake.

2. Who is Hopestill?
(a) Dencey's friend.
(b) Dencey's teacher.
(c) Dencey's grandmother.
(d) Dencey's mother.

3. Where does Dencey's father work?
(a) Martha's Vineyard.
(b) London.
(c) Chicago.
(d) The West coast.

4. 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.

5. What are the boys playing as the book opens?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Leapfrog.
(c) Red Rover.
(d) Tag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What names does Sammie Jetsam call Dencey?

2. When Sammie admits to Dencey that he cannot read, he is being _________________.

3. What happens to the baby of the man who died on the ship?

4. What is the name of the brig that has arrived in the harbor?

5. All the local children are afraid of ____________.

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