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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 quality does Dencey possess that helps her uphold her promise to teach Sammie to read?
(a) Fear.
(b) Pride.
(c) Tenacity.
(d) Responsibility.

2. How does Sammie try to cover up his uneasiness about being with Dencey?
(a) He tries to be funny.
(b) He tries to appear smarter than he is.
(c) He tries to hurt her feelings.
(d) He tries to make her angry.

3. Why does Sammie say that Injun Jill looks down on him?
(a) He is an orphan.
(b) He is only half Indian.
(c) He is a runaway.
(d) He is poor.

4. What complicates the search for Dencey?
(a) It is raining hard.
(b) Snow is falling hard.
(c) There is no moon.
(d) She may have been taken by Indians.

5. What does Dencey find during her exploration?
(a) A bushel of apples.
(b) An arrow.
(c) A tadpole.
(d) The Arabian Nights Entertainments book.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many words does Sammie learn in his first day of lessons?

3. Who wants to be Dencey's beau?

4. Whom does Sammie come to think is his mother?

5. Who helps Sammie look for Dencey?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what happens when Injun Jill discovers Sammie studying with Dencey again.

2. What is the basis of the silent war between Sammie and Injun Jill?

3. What is the state of Dencey and Sammie's relationship in Chapter 28?

4. How does Sammie's behavior change once he passes up the chance to kiss Dencey at the corn husking contest?

5. What location does Sammie suggest for his reading lesson with Dencey? Why does he feel ill at ease there?

6. After Sammie has watched the performance, why does Dencey think that Sammie's soul is in jeopardy, and why does she feel compelled to save him?

7. How is Sammie able to finally get the education he desires?

8. What does Sammie grow to like about being in the Coffyn house, and what does Sammie realize that he has always craved for his life?

9. What does Dicky Dick tell Sammie about Injun Jill being his mother, and why does Sammie feel compelled not to stay too long?

10. What is Lovesta's punishment by the Committee for Sufferings for not allowing them to take Lydia's crimson rug from her home?

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