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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Man of Influence - chapters 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the ghost tell Zorelli he will meet him upon completion of the statue in "The Man of Influence"?
(a) At the wharf.
(b) Along the road.
(c) At the bakery.
(d) At his studio.

2. What is the setting of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) New Bethany, Maine.
(b) Charleston, South Carolina.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) Roanoke, Virginia.

3. In Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy," Miss Frye recalls what her mother had said: "Girls take after their mother, Evangeline. Men take after" what?
(a) Their brothers."
(b) "Pigs."
(c) "The Devil."
(d) "Their father's."

4. When leaving the grocery store in Chapter 2 of "Saint Crispin's Follower," Nicholas realizes he's been given one too many what?
(a) Nutmegs.
(b) Loaves of bread.
(c) Quarters in his change.
(d) Bottles of wine.

5. In what trade does the ghost say he worked for the Boccas as an enforcer in Chapter 3 of "The Man of Influence"?
(a) Spice trade.
(b) Opium trade.
(c) Weapons trade.
(d) Slave trade.

Short Answer Questions

1. Saints Crispin and Crispinian are the Christian patron saints of what?

2. Who sends Nicholas on a round of errands in Chapter 2 of "Saint Crispin's Follower"?

3. Off of what coast were Miss Frye's natural sons when they went down in a storm in "The Binnacle Boy"?

4. In Chapter 4 of "The Binnacle Boy," Miss Frye recalls how her adopted son had become involved with whose son and the other boys in the town?

5. What does Zorelli suggest camouflaging after sketching the ghost on their second visit in "The Man of Influence"?

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