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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose party does Lydia not attend?
(a) Captain Jones'.
(b) Aunt Rose's.
(c) Cousin William's.
(d) Rev. Westmoreland's.

3. Dencey also likes that the new house is next door to whose house?
(a) Hopestill's.
(b) Sammie's.
(c) Elizabeth's.
(d) Sara's.

4. How does Dencey plan to beg for Sammie's forgiveness?
(a) She will invite him to her house for dinner.
(b) She will offer to do his chores for him.
(c) She will make a public apology in church.
(d) She will write a letter and give him a gift.

5. What names does Sammie Jetsam call Dencey?
(a) Darkie and Dimwit.
(b) Teacher's Pet and Portugee Girl.
(c) Darkie and Tattletale.
(d) Darkie and Portugee Girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what street does Elias' house sit?

2. The ground of Nantucket is primarily _______________.

3. What is the name of the family's religion?

4. Why is Dencey thrilled with the new house?

5. What name is given to the boys who torment Dencey on the street?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can Dencey not go to school after the rock throwing, and where does she decide to go?

2. What are the circumstances that make Dencey angry enough to throw a rock at Sammie Jetsam?

3. How does the author describe Nantucket in Chapter 7?

4. Why is Lydia so concerned about the strength of Dencey's religious faith?

5. What tragedies befall Martha White's family, and what does Lydia do to help?

6. What disheartening news does Lydia receive in a letter from Tom?

7. How soon after his last letter does Tom return home?

8. Several years after her marriage, what family burden does Lydia accept?

9. What objects which Tom brings home does Dencey especially like? Why does her mother chastise her admiration of them?

10. How do visitors to the Coffyn help infuse some liveliness into the family's busy lifestyle?

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