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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "The Binnacle Boy" statue is described as being "Straight backed, ____ lipped."
(a) Weak.
(b) Sober.
(c) Strong.
(d) Loose.

2. Who was aboard the brig which came to shore in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Sarah Peel.
(b) Ethan Frye.
(c) Nicholas Andrews.
(d) Miss Frye's mother.

3. What does Tekoa say was poisoned on the Orion in Chapter 3 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) The potatoes.
(b) The bread.
(c) The tea.
(d) The fish.

4. Who says that while they are at the house it might be interesting for Tekoa to tell them what she sees at the statue in Chapter 3 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Miss Bunch.
(b) Miss Pike.
(c) Mrs. Stiggins.
(d) Miss Mayhew.

5. Miss Frye had refused to let her adopted son be subjected to the church or what when growing up in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Public schools.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Druid writings.
(d) The neighbor boy.

6. What holiday is approaching in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Flag Day.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Easter.
(d) July 4th.

7. What is a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C, which is required for the synthesis of collagen in humans?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Scurvy.
(c) Gout.
(d) Yellow fever.

8. That time do the church bells indicate when Tekoa sees someone approach the statue in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) 9:00 p.m.
(b) 3:00 p.m.
(c) 11:00 a.m.
(d) 10:00 a.m.

9. What is a navigational instrument for determining direction relative to the Earth's magnetic poles?
(a) Micrometer.
(b) Weathervane.
(c) Compass.
(d) Clinometer.

10. Who asks Tekoa about her sister's health in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Miss Bunch.
(b) Ethan Frye.
(c) Mrs. Stiggins.
(d) Miss Mayhew.

11. How many natural sons did Miss Frye have in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

12. What refers to a waist-high case or stand on the deck of a ship, generally mounted in front of the helmsman, in which navigational instruments are placed for easy and quick reference?
(a) Mast.
(b) Desk.
(c) Binnacle.
(d) Plank.

13. How old is Tekoa in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) 13.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 7.

14. 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?
(a) Mrs. Gump's.
(b) Miss Mayhew's.
(c) Miss Pike's.
(d) Miss Bunch's.

15. Who protests when Miss Bunch asks Tekoa to tell them what is being said to the statue in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Mrs. Stiggins.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Miss Mayhew.
(d) Miss Frye.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invites Tekoa to sit with them in Chapter 2 of The Binnacle Boy"?

2. What perennial, herbaceous flowering plant of the aster family is also called Mugwort?

3. How many women pay a visit to Miss Frye in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

4. Who takes delight in watching people go to the statue to tell their deepest darkest secrets in "The Binnacle Boy"?

5. Who does Tekoa say has fallen ill in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

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