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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. All the local children are afraid of ____________.
(a) Injun Jill.
(b) One-eyed Samson.
(c) Rev. Westmoreland.
(d) Ol' Pete.

2. Why can Dencey not go on to school one morning?
(a) She has the stomach flu.
(b) She is dirty and disheveled.
(c) She sprained her ankle.
(d) She is breaking out in a rash.

3. What season is arriving at the beginning of the book?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

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

5. What is Sammie doing when Dencey arrives at the cottage where he lives?
(a) Feeding chickens.
(b) Rubbing down a horse.
(c) Building a fire.
(d) Chopping wood.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the people on the ship has died?

3. What are the boys playing as the book opens?

4. Who fills Dencey's basket with food before she goes to visit Sammie?

5. How is Hopestill related to Dencey?

(see the answer key)

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