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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Sammie invite Dencey to go?
(a) The Maypole dance.
(b) The sheep shearing contest.
(c) The potato sack races.
(d) A picnic.

2. What is something that Sammie notes about the Coffyn house which he craves?
(a) Nourishing food.
(b) Woodworking skills.
(c) Prayer rituals.
(d) Mental pursuits.

3. What change does Lydia make to Dencey's room so that Dencey can think about what she has done and why she is being punished?
(a) She removes the lamp.
(b) She removes all the pictures.
(c) She removes Rosie's bed.
(d) She nails the shutters closed.

4. What item of Sammie's has to be hidden from Injun Jill?
(a) Book.
(b) Knife.
(c) Pen.
(d) Pipe.

5. Why does Sammie think he could not kiss Dencey?
(a) He would embarrass her.
(b) He is not good enough for her.
(c) He would be too shy.
(d) He would be rejected.

6. Dicky Dick tells Sammie that _______________ is not Sammie's mother.
(a) Sara.
(b) Injun Jill.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Aunt Lovesta.

7. What devastating news does Sammie tell Dencey?
(a) He is moving to the mainland.
(b) He is going to work on a whaling ship.
(c) He is going to work for Professor Snubshoe.
(d) Injun Jill has died.

8. Injun Jill's erratic behavior is affected by _____________________.
(a) Her joint disease.
(b) Her speech impediment.
(c) Her mental illness.
(d) Her alcoholism.

9. What gift does Sammie give to Dencey?
(a) A box of chocolates.
(b) A Chinese bird cage and two birds.
(c) A cameo necklace.
(d) A fine writing pen and paper.

10. Lydia is glad to know that Dencey and Sammie were not meeting in Brown's barn for _______________.
(a) Romantic reasons.
(b) Play practice.
(c) Secret reasons.
(d) Religious reasons.

11. What annual Spring event occurs in Chapter 46?
(a) The May Day Festival.
(b) Barn Raising Day.
(c) The Easter Pageant.
(d) A Revival.

12. Which of Dencey's aunts is appalled that Dencey is reading the poster?
(a) Aunt Lovesta.
(b) Aunt Elizabeth.
(c) Aunt Susanna.
(d) Aunt Sara.

13. Why do the townspeople begin to see Sammie in a more favorable light?
(a) He took care of Injun Jill.
(b) He chopped firewood for the church.
(c) He saved Dencey's life.
(d) He made benches for the school.

14. Where is Lydia able to get Sammie admitted to school?
(a) The Fragment Society School.
(b) The Coffin School.
(c) Whalers Academy.
(d) The Nantucket Academy.

15. What are Dencey's meals when she is confined to her room for punishment?
(a) Bread and milk.
(b) Porridge and water.
(c) Berries and milk.
(d) Bread and water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is something Aunt Lovesta does NOT tell Dencey that Dencey can do?

2. What promise does Dencey say she cannot keep?

3. What does Dencey bring so that Sammie would have something new to read?

4. How old are Dencey and Hopestill in Chapter 41?

5. Which of the following is NOT something that tugs at Dencey's loneliness while in her room?

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