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

2. What is Mr. Quince's profession?

3. What flower does Nicholas discover expresses a boundless and devoted affection in Chapter 2 of "Saint Crispin's Follower"?

4. What season does "Saint Crispin's Follower" take place?

5. In Chapter 3 of "Saint Crispin's Follower," Nicholas returns to the bookshop where he finds that a similar looking plant to verbena means what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miss Catchfly do when Nicholas enters the grocery store in Chapter 2 of "Saint Crispin's Follower"? Who else is present?

2. What does Mr. Quince tell Nicholas about shoemaking in Chapter 1 of "Saint Crispin's Follower"?

3. How does Juliana feel about Nicholas in "Saint Crispin's Follower"?

4. Who is at the shop when Nicholas returns in Chapter 2 of "Saint Crispin's Follower"? What takes place?

5. What is the "graven image" in "Saint Crispin's Follower"? How is it described?

6. How is Miss Catchfly described in "Saint Crispin's Follower"?

7. What does Mr. Quince see when he looks at the stars in Chapter 1 of "Saint Crispin's Follower"?

8. How is Zeph described in the story "Saint Crispin's Follower"?

9. What does Saint Crispin represent symbolically for Nicholas in "Saint Crispin's Follower"?

10. What does Nicholas realize after leaving the grocery store in Chapter 2 of "Saint Crispin's Follower"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the characters of Miss Mayhew, Miss Bunch, and Mrs. Stiggins in "The Binnacle Boy." What is their objective in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Juliana in "Saint Crispin's Follower." How does Nicholas know Juliana?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the character of Miss Frye in "The Binnacle Boy." How old is Miss Frye? What happened to her husband? How does she relate to other characters in the story?

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