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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the statue hold in "The Binnacle Boy"?

2. When the brig came ashore in Chapter 1, what was discovered in "The Binnacle Boy"?

3. What plant in Miss Frye's garden has deadly leaves that were used to poison the crew in "The Binnacle Boy"?

4. What is the name of the son Miss Frye's visitor in Chapter 2 who was friends with Miss Frye's adopted son in "The Binnacle Boy"?

5. What is the name of Miss Evangeline Frye's adopted son in "The Binnacle Boy"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tekoa's role in "The Binnacle Boy" evolve in Chapters 3 and 4?

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

3. What does Ethan represent to Miss Frye symbolically in "The Binnacle Boy"?

4. How does Miss Frye react to the news of her son's death in "The Binnacle Boy"?

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

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

7. What is the principle objective of the three visitors in "The Binnacle Boy"?

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

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

10. What aspects of the climax in "The Binnacle Boy" seem unrealistic? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the plot structure of "The Binnacle Boy", and discusses the events and actions which take place in the rising action of the story. Where does the rising action begin?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of Solomon Quince in "Saint Crispin's Follower." What is Quince's demeanor like toward his young apprentice? What is his profession?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the biography and career of Paul Fleischman. What are common themes and stylistic elements found in Fleischman's works? What influence did his father have in his career?

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