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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 Miss Evangeline Frye's adopted son in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Nicholas.
(b) Tekoa.
(c) Jeroboam.
(d) Ethan.

2. What visitor of Miss Frye's is dressed in a black mourning dress for her son in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) Miss Mayhew.
(b) Mrs. Stiggins.
(c) Miss Bunch.
(d) Tekoa.

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

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

5. What does the statue hold in "The Binnacle Boy"?
(a) A net.
(b) A cross.
(c) The ship's compass.
(d) A knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tekoa say was poisoned on the Orion in Chapter 3 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

2. Who was Sarah's sweetheart that died on board the Orion in "The Binnacle Boy"?

3. Where does Miss Frye go for the first time after her visitors leave in Chapter 3 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

4. Where did Miss Frye find her adopted son in "The Binnacle Boy"?

5. What color is Tekoa's hair in "The Binnacle Boy"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miss Frye feel about the death of Sarah in "The Binnacle Boy"? What is ironic in the end of the story?

2. What information does Tekoa reveal to the women in "The Binnacle Boy"?

3. How does Tekoa feel about her role as "translator" in "The Binnacle Boy"?

4. What time of year is it in the beginning of "The Binnacle Boy"? How is this revealed?

5. In what way does the Binnacle Boy evolve into a graven image?

6. What is anticipated in the beginning of Chapter 1 in "The Binnacle Boy"?

7. Why do the visitors in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy" say they have come?

8. What news does Tekoa relate to Miss Frye upon her arrival in Chapter 1 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

9. How is the statue described in "The Binnacle Boy"? Where is it placed in Chapter 2?

10. Who is Tekoa Peel? What is her role in "The Binnacle Boy"?

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