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"Pirates!" by Celia Rees

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"Ahoy, me hearties! Nancy Kington and Minerva Sharpe are going on the account to escape from their unwanted lives. Test how much you remember about this rich, highly adventurous, and extremely well written book."

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1. William's mother used to be what, to the Kington family?
    Nancy's nanny
    The laundry maid
    The family maid
    Nancy's wet nurse


2. What ship does William first sail on?
    The Deliverance
    The Sally-Anne
    The Amelia
    The Dolphin


3. Who is the suitor in Bath that seems the most interested in Nancy (or her money, more likely)?
    Mr. Edward Bruton
    Mr. James Arthur Williams
    Mr. Reginald William Christopherson
    Mr. James Phillips Calthorpe


4. How does Mr. Kington die?
    He chokes to death
    From the flu
    From apoplexy
    By falling from his horse


5. What is the cross Bartholome wears made of?
    Gold
    Diamonds
    Silver
    Rubies


6. What is Graham's first name?
    Neal
    Nathan
    Nicholas
    Niall


7. The pool for which Fountain Head plantation was named is where Nancy and Minerva become friends.
    True
    False


8. When Joseph first comes to Fountain Head while Nancy is there, what else, besides chicken and rice, does Phillis prepare?
    Green beans with bacon, and a pie
    Sweet potato and beans
    Shrimp barbeque and coleslaw
    Fresh-baked bread and spicy soup


9. What African city did Phillis live in when she was a child?
    Nairobi
    Dahomey
    Monrovia
    Kampala


10. What does Graham want Nancy to do when he first sees her on board the Deliverance?
    Swab the deck
    Hold down a boy whose leg he is amputating
    Nurse a sick boy
    Sew up a wound


11. To what does Broom compare Jessop's last effort to draw a device?
    A misshapen corset and a blob of lard
    A sword with a withered apple next to it
    A painted pig's bladder over a couple of sticks
    Two triangles flanked by a two sticks


12. According to Graham, Nancy's eyes shine like "sun glinting off gold" when she talks about her sailor lad.
    True
    False


13. Which of the men is the quartermaster?
    Bonnet
    Joby
    Teach
    Pelling


14. When they are at port in Nassau, Nancy and Minerva dress as men so they can walk freely about the town. Which of the following does Minerva wear?
    A waistcoat of deep plum velvet
    A blue coat with red bars
    Black satin breeches
    Black shoes with silver buckles


15. Minerva is better with pistols and better at swordplay than Nancy is.
    True
    False


16. During the equator-crossing ceremony for Minerva, Nancy, and Andrews, the crewmembers that were on Low's ship begin a mutiny. What do they first try to do to Broom?
    Keel-haul him
    String him up by his wrists
    Make him walk the plank
    Dunk him


17. Where does the Flying Dutchman, Bartholome's ship, finally catch up with Nancy and her friends?
    When the New Fortune returns to Bristol
    In the open ocean
    In the Caribbean
    Off the coast of Madagascar


18. Do Minerva and Vincent retire to a cabin with silk sheets on the bed after their wedding?
    Yes
    No


19. What do Minerva and Nancy toast to at the end of the book?
    A piratical life, youth, and adventure
    Booty, youth, and adventure
    The sea, booty, and each other
    Youth, freedom, and booty


20. In the afterward, you learn that Nancy is writing this account of her life for a Mr. Defoe. Complete the title of the book he is making a further edition of: "The General History of the ________."
    Life of the Most Notorious Picaroons
    Adventures and Tales of Female Pyrates of the Sea
    Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates
    Most Fierce Pyrates of the High Seas


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Compiled Jun 28 12