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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dencey get mad at the boys on the street?
(a) They called her father a coward.
(b) They tore her dress.
(c) They taunt Hopestill.
(d) They make fun of her religion.

2. What do Tom and Dencey do on their expeditions?
(a) Recite Bible verses.
(b) Discuss various plants and flowers.
(c) Gather firewood.
(d) Make up silly songs.

3. What color is the town's meeting house?
(a) White.
(b) Gray.
(c) Tan.
(d) Brick.

4. What cruel reality does Dencey realize about Sammie's life?
(a) He has a club foot.
(b) He has no one to care for him.
(c) He is a slow learner.
(d) He has a speech impediment.

5. What does Sammie do with the piece of ammonite?
(a) Crushes it in his hands.
(b) Buries it.
(c) Smashes it under his foot.
(d) Throws it against a tree.

6. What story does Elias tell Dencey that frightens her for the first time?
(a) When he fell overboard a whaling ship.
(b) When Indians attacked his house when he was a boy.
(c) The horrors of hell for those who disobey God.
(d) Being snowed in for weeks during a blizzard as a boy.

7. What does Tom agree to do in order to marry Lydia?
(a) Build a new house.
(b) Become a Quaker.
(c) Not go to sea again.
(d) Get a better job.

8. Into whose home does Lydia and Tom's family move?
(a) Their newly built home.
(b) Tom's father's home.
(c) Captain White's home.
(d) The former preacher's home.

9. What does Dencey hate about herself?
(a) Her swarthy complexion.
(b) Her red hair.
(c) Her accent.
(d) Her big feet.

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

11. What is the name of the brig that has arrived in the harbor?
(a) Revelry.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Ramona.
(d) Renegade.

12. What happens to the baby of the man who died on the ship?
(a) He develops heart trouble.
(b) He dies.
(c) He is kidnapped.
(d) He gets malaria.

13. What causes a rift between Tom and his father?
(a) Tom's desire to move to the mainland.
(b) Tom's unwillingness to go back to sea.
(c) Tom's not accepting a dowry from Lydia's family.
(d) Tom's conversion to Quakerism.

14. What do the boys on the street call Dencey?
(a) Teacher's pet.
(b) Tattletale.
(c) Tomboy.
(d) Angel.

15. Why does Tom begin to attend many Quaker meetings?
(a) So that he can become a preacher.
(b) So that he can write articles about them.
(c) So that he can see Lydia.
(d) So that he can better learn the religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Lydia and Tom's baby boy?

2. Tom Coffyn returns after how many years at sea?

3. The ground of Nantucket is primarily _______________.

4. How many children does Lydia's brother, Stephen, have?

5. What is Dencey's mother's name?

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